Alicyclic Compounds
1,168,783. Adamantylethanol. LILLY INDUSTRIES Ltd. 26 Oct., 1966 [3 Aug., 1965], No. 29747/66. Divided out of 1,168,781. Heading C2C. The invention comprises 2-(1-adamantyl)- ethanol, and a method of making it by reducing (e.g. with LIAlH 4 ) (1-adamantyl) acetic acid, or an alkyl ester or acid halide thereof. (1-Adomantyl) acetic acid is prepared by thermally decomposing (1-adamantyl) malonic acid.