The Oxidation of Norbornadiene and Some Derivatives Using Pseudomonas sp.

Norbornadiene is oxidized by a Pseudomonad to give the diol (2)(35%) while 7-phenylnorbornadiene furnishes 3-norbornadienylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol (10)(41%) on incubation with the same organism; cyclization reactions involving the acetonide (15) have been investigated.