(3-Methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)cyclohex-3-en-1-yl)methanol is synthesized from Ethyl 4-Oxocyclohexanecarboxylate (E925360); a cyclohexanone derivative used in the study of cyclohexanone monooxygenase and its mutants as catalysts.