1-Bromoadamantane is the organobromine compound with the formula (CH2)6(CH)3CBr. A colorless solid, the compound is a derivative of adamantane with a bromine atom at one of the four equivalent methine positions.

Reactions

Although of no commercial value, 1-bromoadamantane has often been employed for testing methodology. Hydrolysis of this bromide gives the alcohol 1-hydroxyadamantane.[1]

It reacts with phenol to give para-adamantylphenol.[2]

Classified as a tertiary alkyl bromide, it is reluctant to form organometallic derivatives. With Rieke calcium however it forms the organocalcium derivative, which functions like a Grignard reagent.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ōsawa, Eiji (1974). "Bromination of adamantane and bicyclo(2.2.2)octane with liquid bromine". Tetrahedron Letters. 15: 115–117. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)82150-X.
  2. ^ V. Prakash Reddy. G. K. Surya Prakash (2003). "Electrophilic reactions of phenols". In Zvi Rappoport (ed.). The Chemistry of Phenols. PATAI'S Chemistry of Functional Groups. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 605–660. doi:10.1002/0470857277.ch9. ISBN 0471497371.
  3. ^ Reuben D. Rieke; Tse-Chong Wu; Loretta I. Rieke (1995). "Highly Reactive Calcium for the Preparation of Organocalcium Reagents: 1-Adamantyl Calcium Halides and Their Addition to Ketones: 1-(1-Adamantyl)cyclohexanol". Organic Syntheses. 72: 147. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.072.0147.