Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A hydroboration-oxidation reaction is a chemical reaction found in organic chemistry and is used to add a hydroxyl group (OH-) and a hydrogen cation (H+) anti-Markovnikov. It adds with syn addition , leaving both added functional groups on the same side of the carbon-carbon double bond. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.