Analysis of the thermodynamic and kinetic factors which control entry into, and Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement within, the C12H15+systems

Abstract

The relative kinetic and thermodynamic factors controlling the Wagner–Meerwein inter-relationship of the perhydromethenocyclopenta[a]pentalenyl brosylates (1a) and (2a) have been determined; the endo-brosylate (7a) was also examined and found to be unusually reactive for an endo-2-norbornyl derivative.