Bromination of exo-Tricyclo[3.2.2.0^2,4]non-6-ene

Abstract

In carbon tetrachloride reaction of 1 with bromine occurs at the double bond and is favored from the less hindered face, anti to the cyclopropane ring, to give 2 and 3 (2:1) over reaction from the syn face or at the corner of the cyclopropane to give 5. In the solvent methanol, corner attack of bromine at the cycloproane to give 30, 16, 17, and 37 competes with reaction at the double bond anti to the cyclopropane to give 18, 19, and 2.