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Retropinacol/Cross-pinacol Coupling Reactions - A Catalytic Access to 1,2-Unsymmetrical Diols
Published on: April 4, 2014
anti-Tricyclo-[4.2.1.1]deca-3,7-diene-9-endo,10-endo-diol
Andria D Harris1, Amy D Baucom, Maria Del Rosario I Amado Sierra
1Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
Abstract:
The title compound, C(10)H(12)O(2), was synthesized as a candidate for further functionalization. The asymmetric unit comprises two independent mol-ecules, both of which are situated on a center of symmetry. Both mol-ecules are involved in a network of hydrogen bonding, with each alcohol group participating in one hydrogen bond as a donor and in a second hydrogen bond as an acceptor.
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