Electrophilicsubstitutionreactions of sumanene were studied. Mono-, di-, and trisubstituted sumanenes were selectively prepared with the separation of all regioisomers. The regioselectivity was p...
Hydroxysumanene was synthesized from acylsumanenes by Baeyer–Villiger oxidation. DFT calculation predicted the higher bowl inversion energy and deeper bowl structure of hydroxysumanene than those of pristine sumanene. The bowl inversion energy of hydroxysumanene was experimentally determined by 2D-EXSY NMR measurement as 21.2 kcal/mol. The energy was larger than that of pristine sumanene (20.3 kcal/mol)