40 ml of a 3 M solution of diborane in THF. After 1 additional hr at room temperature and oxidation with hydrogen peroxide the solution was extracted with ether and distilled yielding 5 g of a product, bp 80-82' (25 mm), Pmax (neat) 3330 cm-1. Anal. Calcd for C7H140: C, 73.7; H, 12.3. Found: C, 73.7; H, 12.3. This mixture of isomers could not be separated by glpc on a series of columns. Finally, the analysis was performed by two determinations. A 17-ft column of ...