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Synthesis 1995; 1995(5): 501-502
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-3961
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Barton Decarboxylation of Cubane-1,4-dicarboxylic Acid: Optimized Procedures for Cubanecarboxylic Acid and Cubane

Philip E. Eaton* , Nereo Nordari, John Tsanaktsidis, Subhash P. Upadhyaya
  • *Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA, Fax +1(312)7020805
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Cubane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid (3) and its monomethyl ester 2 were converted to cubanecarboxylic acid (4) and cubane (5), respectively, by homolytic decomposition of the corresponding thiohydroxamic esters.

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