1-Adamantanemethanol acts as guest molecule and forms β-cyclodextrin complexes. It reacts with 3,4,5,6-tetrafluorophthalonitrile to yield 3,4,5,6-tetra-(1-adamantylmethoxy)phthalonitrile.
1-Adamantanemethanol was used in the synthesis of axially disubstituted silicon(IV) phthalocyanines. It is used as a reagent in the synthesis of adamantane and noradamantane based histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. It is also used as a reagent in the synthesis of (1-adamantyl)methyl glycidyl ether, a versatile building block for living polymerization.
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Moers, C., et al.: Macromol. Rapid Comm., 35, 1075 (2014)
Dissolve the adamantane in Et2O, wash it with aqueous 0.1N NaOH and H2O, dry over CaCl2, evaporate and recrystallise the residue from aqueous MeOH. [Stetter et al. Chem Ber 92 1629 1959, Beilstein 6 IV 400.]
