Abstract
New conditions have been found that provide for the selective bromination of diamantane at the 4,9‐positions. Subsequent hydrolysis and Koch–Haaf reaction gave the 4,9‐dihydroxy‐ and 4,9‐dicarboxylic acid derivatives, respectively.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the Office of Naval Research for generous support of this project. The authors also thank Andrew P. Chafin (NAWCWD) and Dr. Robert M. Carlson (Chevron, Richmond, CA) for comments and suggestions regarding this manuscript.