title: A cascade of reactions involving anchimeric assistance leads to a highly 'crowded' hexa(alkylcarboxy)benzene.
abstract: The substitution of hexabromomethylbenzene with 1-adamantyl carboxylate quantitatively leads to the corresponding hexacyl derivative via anchimeric assistance by the alkylcarboxy substituents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1167, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hennrich
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Anslyn