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Rearrangements of 1,4,4- and 2,2,5-Trimethylbicyclooct-6-yl Cations
Kirmse, Wolfgang,Moench, Dietmar
, p. 237 - 240 (2007/10/02)
1,4,4-Trimethylbicylooct-6-yl cations (18) are generated from the tosylhydrazone 7, by nitrous acid deamination of the amines 6 and 8, and by acetolysis of the brosylates 21 and 24.The product distributions are but slightly affectted by the configuration (exo vs. endo) of the leaving groups.The predominantly product, 1,4,4-trimethylbicyclooctan-exo-6-ol (11) is formed without significant redistribution of a 6-2H label.The degenerate Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement of the parent bicyclooct-6-yl cation is virtually eliminated by the presence of two methyl groups at C-4.Enhanced conformational strain, raising the barrier to ring flipping, accounts for these observations.Minor products (12, 13) arise from a 7,6-hydride shift of 18, followed by Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement.When the 2,2,5-trimethylbicyclooct-6-yl cation (19) is generated directly from the tosylhydrazone 17, the tertiary alcohol 13 is obtained as the major product.The conformational barrier to Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement is compensated by the incipient stabilization of the tertiary carbocation 20.Key Words: Bicyclooct-6-yl cations / Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements / Alkyl-bridged ions / Conformational effects
