- Source: Exo-Norborneol
exo-Norborneol is an alcohol containing the norbornane skeleton. Commercially available, this colorless compound may be prepared by the reaction of norbornene with formic acid, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant exo-norbornyl formate.
See also
Endo-Norborneol
References
Further reading
Reaction of organic compounds under high temperature – dilute acid (HTDA) conditions. III. The perdeuteration of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes PDF
Stille, J. K.; Sonnenberg, Fred M. (1966). "The Reaction of endo- and exo-2-Norborneol with Thionyl Chloride". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88 (21): 4915. doi:10.1021/ja00973a027.