Die sterischen Bedingungen der Fragmentierungsreaktion I. Teil. Stereoisomere 3-Chlortropane. Fragmentierungsreaktionen, 14. Mitteilung

The steric requirements for the synchronous fragmentation of γ-aminohalides as previously postulated have been confirmed by a study of the solvolysis of stereoisomeric 3β- and 3β-chloro-tropanes and -nortropanes. 3β-chloro-tropanes ( 7 a ) and 3β-chloro-nortropane ( 7 b ), which fulfil the stereoelectronic requirements, undergo quantitative fragmentation in 80 vol.% ethanol. They react 1.35 × 10⁴ and 1.35 × 10³ times, respectively, as fast as the ‘homomorphous’ exo-3-chloro-bicyclo3.2.1]octane ( 12 a ). Fragmentation therefore takes place by the synchronous mechanism.