6 7 In conclusion we have developed a regio- and stereo- specific synthesis of allylboronates which is operationally simple and may be used to prepare reagents with diverse substitution patterns. The attractiveness of this approach is further augmented by the large number of methods available for the preparation of stereochemically pure vinyllithium reagentsll and precursor vinyl halides13 with a variety of functionality. We are currently exploring the application of this ...