5-NORBORNEN-2-YL ACETATE

CLEAR COLORLESS TO FAINTLY YELLOW LIQUID

5-Norbornen-2-yl acetate (mixture of endo and exo) was used to study the ring opening metathesis polymerization of norbornene catalysed by dinuclear complex Cp^*₂Os₂Br₄ (Cp^*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) and related compounds.

5-Norbornen-2-yl acetate undergoes copolymerisation with ethylene by nickel catalyst system to form high molecular weight functionalized polyethylene bearing ester functionalities. -Norbornen-2-yl acetate is the starting reagent for synthesis of urea condensation products from a-dicarbonyl compounds using Bi (OTf)3 catalyst.