Unexpected interconnection of the 7-norbornenyl and 3-nortricyclcyl/5-norbornen-2-yl cations

Fragmentation of syn-7-norbornenyloxychlorocarbene provides products derived from both 7-norbornenyl cation-chloride anion pairs and from 3-nortricyclyl/2-norbornen-5-yl cation-chloride anion pairs. A 5,7-hydride shift within the 7-norbornenyl cation is proposed to interconnect the two cation systems.