The structure of the bicyclic monoterpene borneol is shown in Figure 26.7. Isoborneol, a stereoisomer of borneol,

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The structure of the bicyclic monoterpene borneol is shown in Figure 26.7. Isoborneol, a stereoisomer of borneol, can be prepared in the laboratory by a two-step sequence. In the first step, borneol is oxidized to camphor by treatment with chromic acid. In the second step, camphor is reduced with sodium borohydride to a mixture of 85% isoborneol and 15% borneol. On the basis of these transformations, deduce structural formulas for isoborneol and camphor.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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