Abstract
Thiocamphor has been found to furnish bornane, camphor, isoborneol, isobornylthiol, bornylthiol, tetrahydro-bis-(1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl)-3,3′-disulfide, and three isomeric bis-(1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl)-3,3′-dithiols when treated with NaBH4 either in dry THF or dry diethylene glycol diethyl ether. The origins of the above interesting compounds and their mass spectral characterization are presented in this article.
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