Carbonium ion rearrangements in the norbornyl series controlled by a silyl group
Abstract
Methyl 7-trimethylsilylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylate (3) and its epoxide (8) rearrange on treatment with bromine or boron trifluride, respectively, to give 7-functionalised norbornenes (6) or (7).
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