Be. Blough et al., SYNTHESIS OF L-2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-2,5-METHANO-1H-2-BENZAZEPINES AND THEIR REARRANGEMENT TO O-1,2,3,4,5,6-HEXAHYDRO-2,6-METHANO-2-BENZAZOCINES, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (9), 1993, pp. 758-760
This study reports a three-step synthesis of 3-halomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetr
ahydro-2,5-methano-1 H-2-benzazepines 2a-c and the rearrangement of 2a
-b to 4-iodo- and 5,6-hexahydro-2,6-methano-2-methano-2-benzazocines 1
a-b.