A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences, 28 Vavilov Street, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract:
A new approach to a simple one-pot functionalization of adamantane and 1,3-dimethyladamantane with CO and various nucleophiles in the presence of the superelectrophilic complex, CBr4·2AlBr3 provides access to important 1,3-dicarbonyl adamantanes with two new functional groups at the bridge-head positions.