title: Oxyfunctionalization of non-natural targets by dioxiranes. 6. On the selective hydroxylation of cubane.
abstract: By using methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane (TFDO), the direct mono- and bishydroxylation of cubane could be achieved in high yield under remarkably mild conditions. Comparison of the rates of dioxirane O-insertion with those of standard reference compounds, such as adamantane and cyclopropane, as well as ab initio computations provide useful hints concerning the mechanism of these transformations.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Chimica, CNR.-ICCOM, Università di Bari, v. Amendola 173, I-70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Annese
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Accolti
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fusco
authors.forename: Remo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandolfi
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: Ruggero
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Curci