1,3-Dimethyladamantane → 1-Ethyladamantane

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The same experiment as described in 2th line from the bottom in Table 5 of Example 5 was carried out except that perhydroacenaphthene prepared by hydrogenation of acenaphthene was used in place of TMN. Conversion rate of perhydroacenaphthene was 75.4%, and 1,3-dimethyladamantane and 1-ethyladamantane were obtained at 33.0% and 47.1% of selectivity and at 24.9% and 35.0% of yield respectively. Moreover, when amounts of catalyst was increased from 2 g to 4 g, conversion rate of perhydroacenaphthene was 85.6%, and 1,3-dimethyladamantane and 1-ethyladamantane were obtained at 45.2% and 6.6% of selectivity and at 38.7% and 5.7% of yield respectively.

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