Electrochemical reactions. Part XII. Reduction of the 1,3-dibromides, endo-2,endo-6-and exo-2,10-dibromobornane

Abstract

Electrochemical reduction of endo-2,endo-6-dibromobornane both in aqueous ethanol and in dimethylformamide gives tricyclene and bornane. endo-2-Bromobornane is intermediate in the formation of bornane. Reduction of exo-2,10-dibromobornane gives camphene and bornane. Bornane is formed by stepwise removal of the bromo-groups and camphene can be formed by solvolysis of the intermediate exo-2-bromobornane.