Die Hydrolyse von 6exo-substituierten 2exo- und 2endo-Norbornylestern der p-Toluolsulfonsaeure

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19800630422

Hydrolysis of the 6exo-substituted 2exo- and 2endo-norbornyl p-toluenesulfonates 1b-l and 2b-l, respectively, in 70percent dioxane led to different amounts of the following products: Unrearranged 2exo-norbornanols 3 and norbornenes 5, accompained in somes cases by small amounts of the rearranged Rendo-epimers 4 and 6 and by nortricyclenes 7.When the 6exo-substituent was a nucleophile group as in 1e-l and 2e-l, various amounts of tricyclic products were also formed by endo-cyclozation.These results show that the 2exo- and 2endo-esters 1 and 2, respectively, react by way of different intermediates.In cases where the 6exo-substituent was an n-electron donor, as in 1m-r and 2m-r, quantitative fragmentation to (3-cyclopentenyl)acetaldehyde (13) occurred.