SYNTHESIS OF POLYCYCLIC ALKENES VIA REDUCTIVE ELIMINATION OF β-DICYANO DERIVATIVES: A FACILE PREPARATION OF ANTI-SESQUINORBORNENE AND RELATED MOLECULES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94271-0

Anti-Sesquinorbornene 1b, the hitherto unknown related unsaturated molecules 1a,c and the dienes 13 and 14 are among the endocyclic alkenes which can be prepared via reductive elimination of the respective, readily available β-dicyano derivatives.