A novel access to 3-aryl-2-norbornyl cation.
A novel access to a 2-norbornyl cation under mild, non acidic conditions is found in the addition of photochemically generated 4-dimethylaminophenyl cation to 2-norbornene. Deprotonation to nortricyclene or nucleophile addition ensue depending on the solvent characteristics.
Mella
Mariella
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Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Pavia, via Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Esposti
Silvia
S
Fagnoni
Maurizio
M
Albini
Angelo
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