The Reformatsky reaction of bornanic enone (10-nor-1-vinylcamphor) with ethyl iodoacetate followed by iodocyclization afforded tricyclic iodolactone. Fragmentation of the latter initiated by HgO-I-2 gave rise to bicyclic iodoxolactone. Attempts to perform cyclization of this iodoxolactone analogously to intramolecular alkylation of CH-acids with halogen-containing electrophiles failed.
The Reformatsky reaction of bornanic enone (10-nor-1-vinylcamphor) with ethyl iodoacetate followed by iodocyclization afforded tricyclic iodolactone. Fragmentation of the latter initiated by HgO-I-2 gave rise to bicyclic iodoxolactone. Attempts to perform cyclization of this iodoxolactone analogously to intramolecular alkylation of CH-acids with halogen-containing electrophiles failed.