Acetolysis of the epimeric 3,3-dimethyl-
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Paul G. Gassman; Joseph M. Hornback
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Article
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1969
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Recently we reported that the rate determining step in the unusually rapid solvolysis of anti-7-tosyloxybicyclo[2.2.l]heptan-2-one (I.) was the conversion of 1 into its enol, & The enol then ionized in a fast step to give an intermediate which collapsed to give 2 with complete retention of stereoche