The enantiospecific preparation of the interesting chiral source 10-hydroxy
camphor from commercially available camphor is described. The synthetic pro
cedure takes place straightforwardly in only three synthetic steps with a h
igh overall yield. The key step of the described route is based on the abil
ity of a 2-methylenenorbornane intermediate to undergo an enantiospecific W
agner-Meerwein rearrangement under electrophilic treatment with m-CPBA. (C)
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