Borylated norbornadiene derivatives: Synthesis and application in Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions

• Robin Schulte and
• Heiko Ihmels

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 368–373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.41

• quadricyclane upon irradiation, whereas the back reaction can be accomplished by thermal treatment. Keywords: molecular solar thermal system; Pd-mediated catalysis; photochemistry; photoswitches; quadricyclanes; Introduction Norbornadiene (1a, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptadiene) is a photochromic compound that has