Cubane derivatives: 3.* synthesis and molecular structure of 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cubane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02495563

An efficient procedure for the preparation of 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cubane by reduction of cubane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid or its dimethyl ester with aluminum hydride was developed. The molecular structure of 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cubane was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.