The enantioselective α-deprotonation-rearrangement of exo-norbornene oxide 1 to (-)-nortricyclanol 2 in up to 52% ee using a nonracemic lithium amide, or an organolithium in the presence of (-)-sparteine, is described.
The enantioselective α-deprotonation-rearrangement of exo-norbornene oxide 1 to (-)-nortricyclanol 2 in up to 52% ee using a nonracemic lithium amide, or an organolithium in the presence of (-)-sparteine, is described.
