Simple preparation of diamondoid 1,3-dienes via oxetane ring opening.
The transformations of apical mono- and bisacetyl diamondoids to the respective oxetanes and subsequent acid-catalyzed ring opening/dehydration lead to diamondoidyl mono- and bis-1,3-dienes in high preparative yields.
Fokin
Andrey A
AA
Department of Organic Chemistry, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, pr. Pobedy 37, 03056 Kiev, Ukraine. aaf@xtf.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua
Butova
Ekaterina D
ED
Chernish
Lesya V
LV
Fokina
Natalie A
NA
Dahl
Jeremy E P
JE
Carlson
Robert M K
RM
Schreiner
Peter R
PR