The polyhomologation of 1-boraadamantane: Mapping the migration pathways of a propagating macrotricyclic trialkylborane

CE Wagner, JS Kim, KJ Shea

Index: Wagner, Carl E.; Kim, Jang-Seob; Shea, Kenneth J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003 , vol. 125, # 40 p. 12179 - 12195

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Abstract

Trialkyl and triaryl organoboranes undergo multiple, repetitive homologations upon reaction with dimethylsulfoxonium methylide (1). This multiple homologation reaction, or polyhomologation, produces polymethylene in a living reaction. Applying the polyhomologation reaction to cyclic and polycyclic organoboranes permits the construction of unique oligomeric and polymeric architectures that are not readily accessible by ...