Synthesis, crystal structure and antimalarial activity of novel 1,2,5,6-tetraoxacycloalkanes from 2,3-dihydroperoxy-2-phenylnorbornane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01944-9

Photooxygenation of 2-phenylnorbornene 1 in the presence of 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile afforded the labile 1,2-bis-hydroperoxide 3 which could be cycloalkylated to provide the tricyclic peroxides 5, albeit in low yield, on treatment wit