Flash thermolysis of trimethylsilyl 2-oxobicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1-carboxylate: formation of a strained bridgehead enol ether
Abstract
Flash thermolysis of the trimethylsilyl ester (1) gives rise to enol ethers (3) and (5) whose formation is best explained via the strained bridgehead enol ether (2).