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ENANTIOSELECTIVITY IN CAMPHOR PINACOLISATION
Pradhan, Suresh K.,Thakker, Krishanlal R.,McPhail, Andrew T.
, p. 1813 - 1816 (1987)
Total enantioselectivity has been observed in pinacol formation using Li/THF. (+) Camphor and (+/-) Camphor give the optically active and racemic form of a single pinacol whose stereochemistry has been established as endo:endo by X-ray analysis.An exo:endo pinacol is formed as the sole product if camphor is added to Li/NH3.Tentative mechanism is proposed.
