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9-Methylenelongibornane: Lewis Acid-induced Transannular Hydride Shift/Rearrangement to 9-Methylisolongifolene/7-Isopropyl-1,1,3-trimethyltetralin
Vaidya, S. P.,Nayak, U. R.
, p. 40 - 43 (2007/10/02)
9-Methyllongibornyl-9-cation (5, R=Me) generated from 9-methylenelongibornane (2), on exposure to BF3*OEt2 in benzene, has been shown to undergo a transannular 1,5-hydride shift in the "reverse" fashion (C-2 to C-9) to give the crucial 9-methyllongibornyl
