Synthesis and facile rearrangement of 10,10-dicarbonyl-substituted [4.3.1]propellane derivatives

Tobe Y; Kusumoto T; Minakata S; Umeda R; Sonoda M; Naemura K

Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.4, 398-399, 2003

DOI10.1246/cl.2003.398 Export Citation

Synthesis and facile rearrangement of 10,10-dicarbonyl-substituted [4.3.1]propellane derivatives

Tobe Y, Kusumoto T, Minakata S, Umeda R, Sonoda M, Naemura K

While an attempt to prepare 10, 10-diformyl [4.3.1]propella-1,4-diene was not successful owing to its facial skeletal rearrangement, the corresponding diacetyl derivative was isolated, which would serve as a useful precursor of carbene sources.