Masking the carboxy group as a 2, 6, 7-trioxabicyclo [2.2. 2] octane: application to the synthesis of alkylcobaloximes containing ester and carboxy groups

…, BT Golding, DA Howes, PJ Sellars

Index: Atkins, Martin P.; Golding, Bernard T.; Howes, David A.; Sellars, Philip J. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1980 , # 5 p. 207 - 208

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Abstract

The hydrolytic stability of 2, 6, 7-trioxabicyclo-[2.2. 2] octanes towards aqueous acid is intermediate between that of 1, 1, 1-triethoxyethane and 1-methyl-2, 8, 9-trioxa-adamantane; a synthetic application of this trioxabicyclo-octane group as a masked carboxy function is described.