Editing Hydroboration–oxidation reaction (section)

==Other oxidation substrates==
Aside from boranes, the oxidation of [[silanes]] and disilanes can also yield [[Hydroxy group|hydroxy groups]]. A major difference is that while silyl groups like the phenyldimethylsilyl group are converted to the hydroxy group after acid or other [[electrophile]] treatment followed by oxidation by hydrogen peroxide, disilanyl groups are converted after [[Tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride|TBAF]] treatment followed by peroxide oxidation. This allows for selective oxidation of either group.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Suginome |first=Michinori |last2=Matsunaga |first2=Shin-ichiro |last3=Ito |first3=Yoshihiko |date=September 1995 |title=Disilanyl Group as a Synthetic Equivalent of the Hydroxyl Group |url=http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-1995-5150 |journal=Synlett |volume=1995 |issue=09 |pages=941–942 |doi=10.1055/s-1995-5150|url-access=subscription }}</ref>