Synthesis 2002(18): 2671-2673
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35981
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Effective Synthetic Routes to Cubylcarbinol Derivatives

Ronny Priefer, Patrick G. Farrell, David N. Harpp*
Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6, Canada
e-Mail: david.harpp@mcgill.ca;
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Publication History

Received 26 August 2002
Publication Date:
06 December 2002 (online)

Abstract

Three alternative routes for the synthesis of cubylcarbinol (1) from 4-iodocubanecarboxylic acid (5) are described.

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Instead of preparing the anhyd sodium salt of N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione from sodium omadine, we used commercially available 2-mercaptopyridine-N-oxide sodium salt hydrate.