3-exo,3'-exo-(1R,1'R)-Bithiocamphor - a Versatile Source for Functionally Different 3,3'-Bibornane Derivatives - I. Ring-Closure Reactions and Prototropic Rearrangements

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00852-Y

The title compound 3, derived from (+)-camphor, allows preparatively useful conversions to be carried out at the 3,3'-bibornane skeleton.The reactions are characterized by steric factors.Despite the increasing steric strain in the bicyclic units, ring-clo