The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Trifluoromethanesulfonic (triflic) acid catalyzed transformations of. alpha.-hydroxy carbonyl compounds

GA Olah, AH Wu

Index: Olah, George A.; Wu, An-hsiang Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1991 , vol. 56, # 7 p. 2531 - 2534

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Citation Number: 15

Abstract

Triflic acid catalyzed reaction of 2-hydroxy-2-adamantanec~ uboxylic acid results via ionizative decarbonylation in the formation of adamantanone. Under carbon monoxide pressure pinacol-type rearrangement gives 4, 5-homoadamantanedione. Reaction of a