A novel oxidative alkylation–nitration of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to dicyclopentadiene and norbornene†
Abstract
A one-pot CAN-mediated oxidative alkylation–nitration of endo-dicyclopentadiene and norbornene with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds is described. The key step involves the Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement of 2 which leads to the exo-dicyclopentadienyl nitrate 4.