Abstract: In the presence of bis (tripheny1phosphine) nickel dichloride both trans-(lb) and cis- 4-tert-butyl-1-vinylcyclohexano1 (IC) reacted with methylmagnesium bromide affording r-4- tert-butyl-t-1-methyl-I-vinylcyclohexane (4a), 1-n-propyli-dene-4-tert-butylcyclohexane (3b), and r-4-tert-butyl-c-1-methyl-1-vinylcyclohexane (Sa) in a 19: 5: I ratio. This reaction was applied to vinylcarbinols prepared from four manool-derived 13-hydrophenanthrones (8, ...
[Cohen, Theodore; Sherbine, James P.; Matz, James R.; Hutchins, Robert R.; McHenry, Barry M.; Willey, Paul R. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1984 , vol. 106, # 11 p. 3245 - 3252]
