Tetra-1-alkynylsilanes, Si(C≡CR1)4 with R1 = tBu (1) and SiMe3 (2) react with triethylborane, Et3B. by intermolecular 1,1-ethyloboration followed by intramolecular 1,1-vinyloboration, to give the substituted siloles 3 and 5 with two R1C≡C groups linked to silicon. The formation of 5 (R1 = SiMe3) requires exactly one equivalent of Et3B, whereas 3 (R1 = tBu) is formed after ≈ 20 d in boiling toluene in the presence of a large excess of Et3B, and the remaining tBu -C ≡ C groups in 3 do not react with Et3B. The 1,1-organoboration of 2 using one equivalent of 9-ethyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, Et-9-BBN, proceeds similar to the Et3B-reaction, to give mainly the silole derivative 6, in which the bicyclic ring system is enlarged by two carbon atoms. This product is the result of a kinetically controlled reaction. The single crystal X-ray analysis of 1 has been carried out (space group Pnma; a = 990.0(2), b = 1668.0(3), c = 1479.0(3) pm), and its crystal structure is com pared with that of the corresponding tin compound 1 (Sn).