title: The addition of sp2- and sp-hybridized nucleophiles to a bridgehead bromoketone.
abstract: The reaction of various sp2- and sp-hybridized organolithium species with bromoketone 1 is presented. In most cases, control over the course of the process is possible and products from simple addition, addition followed by a quasi-Favorskii rearrangement or addition, rearrangement, and addition can be selectively prepared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA. harmatam@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harmata
authors.forename: Sumrit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wacharasindhu