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monoxide, through a double ended needle under N2 atmosphere. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h under
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carbon monoxide atmosphere. Alkene 1-decene, 20 mmol, 2.8 g was added and carbon monoxide bubbling was
continued for 5–6 h. The contents were further stirred for 36 h at 258C. The resulting mixture was poured into water
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ml . The combined organic extracts were washed with brine 30 ml , dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated.
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The residue was dissolved in THF 30 ml and oxidised with H2O2rNaOH. After oxidation, the organic phase was
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separated and the aqueous phase was saturated with NaCl solution and extracted with ether 2=30 ml . The
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combined organic extracts were washed with 3 N HCl 2=30 ml , water 20 ml , brine 30 ml , dried over anhydrous
MgSO4 and concentrated. The crude product was subjected to chromatography on a silica gel column. Di-n-decylke-
tone 69%, 2.13 g and n-decanol 25%, 0.79 g were isolated using ethyl acetate 3% and 5% in hexane as eluents
respectively. The compound was identified by IR, 1H, 13C NMR and by comparison with the literature data. The same
procedure was followed for other substrates and the spectral data of the products were in 1:1 correspondence with the
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The Ph Et N:BH3 10 mmol kendy complex in benzene 30 ml was prepared according to literature procedure
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11 . This was added to a suspension of anhydrous CoCl2 10 mmol, 1.29 g in THF 50 ml at 258C while bubbling
carbon monoxide through a double-ended needle under N2 atmosphere. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h under
carbon monoxide atmosphere. Dry methanol 30 mmol was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h under
carbon monoxide atmosphere. Norbornene 10 mmol, 0.94 g was added and the contents were further stirred for 7 h
at 70–808C. The resulting mixture was poured into water 30 ml . The organic phase was separated and the aqueous
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phase was saturated with NaCl solution and extracted with ether 2=30 ml . The combined organic extracts were
dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated. The crude product was subjected to column chromatography on silica
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gel. The dinorbornyl ketone 8 was isolated in 15% 0.17 g yield using ethyl acetate 5% in hexane as eluent. Ethyl
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acetate 10% in hexane eluted 70% 0.85 g yield of enol-lactone 9. The spectral data of the products 8 and product 9
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show 1:1 correspondence with the data previously reported 17,21 . Dinorbornyl ketone 8: M.P. 538C Ref. 25 M.P.
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53–548C ; IR neat 1700 cm ; H NMR d 0.9–1.9 m , 2.1–2.6 m ; 13C NMR d 28.4, 29.2, 29.5, 32.1, 32.9,
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34.2, 35.4, 39.5, 40.1, 52.3, 52.7, 212.3, 212.6 CO . Enol-lactone 9: IR neat 1720, 1780 cmy1;1H NMR d 0.9–1.6
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m , 1.9–2.7 m ; C NMR d 26.9, 27.0, 27.4, 27.5, 27.7, 27.9, 28.8, 28.9, 33.7, 36.0, 39.0, 39.7, 39.8, 39.4, 40.3,
42.7, 44.6, 44.8, 48.4, 48.5, 119.9, 120.0, 141.8, 142.2, 176.8; Mass mrz 244 M .
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H2 O2 rNaOH oxidation
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This was added to a suspension of anhydrous CoCl2 20 mmol, 2.6 g in THF 50 ml at 258C while bubbling carbon
monoxide through a double-ended needle under N2 atmosphere. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h under carbon
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monoxide atmosphere. To this, dry triethylamine 20 mmol, 2.02 g was added and the reaction mixture was stirred
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for 2 h under carbon monoxide atmosphere. Then PhC[CH 5 mmol, 0.5 g was added and the contents were further
stirred for 4 h at room temperature. Norbornene 10 mmol, 0.94 g was added to the reaction mixture and the contents
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were stirred at 60–708C for 7 h. The contents were brought to 258C and the metal carbonyl was oxidised with CAN in
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methanol. Water 20 ml is added and the organic phase was separated. The aqueous phase was saturated with sodium
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chloride and extracted with ether 2=30 ml . The combined organic extract was dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and
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concentrated. The residue was dissolved in THF 30 ml and treated with H2O2rNaOH to oxidise organoborane
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species if any present in the crude product mixture. The organic phase was separated and the aqueous phase was
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saturated with sodium chloride and extracted with ether 2=30 ml . The combined organic extracts washed with 3 N
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HCl 2=30 ml , brine, dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated. The crude product thus obtained was
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subjected to chromatography on a silica gel column and the epoxy-ketone 11 was isolated in 30% 0.36 g yield using
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ethyl acetate 2% in hexane as eluent. The product was identified by IR, H, C DEPT experiments NMR and
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mass spectral data.yC1 ompound 11: IR neat 2874, 2382, 1738, 1628, 1500, 1448, 1278, 1240, 1153,1097, 1043, 883,
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756, 696, 609 cm ; H NMR d 1.12–1.68 m, 6H , 2.38–2.45 m, 3H , 2.65 s, 1H , 3.62 s, 1H , 7.26–7.28 m,
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5H ; C NMR d 28.0, 29.0 and 34.5 -yCH2 , 38.0, 42.6, 45.2 and 53.4 -yCH , 65.8 quaternary , 69.0 -yCH ,
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126.8, 128.3 and 128.5 -yCH , 131.0, quaternary , 210.0 CO ; Mass mrz 240 M , 20% , 173 30% , 105
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100% , 77 40% . 41 30% .