Acetic Anhydride → 1,3,5-Adamantanetriol

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Reaction Steps

One mol of 1,3-dihydroxyadamantane was stirred in an acetic acid-acetic anhydride solution of CrO3, oxidizing agent, with heating. After carrying out the reaction for 8 hours, the reaction solution was neutralized to obtain a mixture of polyhydroxylated compounds of hydroxyadamantane. This mixture was partitioned by high performance liquid chromatography to obtain 1,3,5-trihydroxyadamantane.

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