Free-radical brominations of a number of bridged compounds (compounds 3-9) have been carried out, with attention paid both to product compositions and to relative reactivities. Each of the compounds had at least one tertiary hydrogen atom at a nonbridgehead position, and reaction occurred exclusively at such positions. A solvent system was devised which scavenged hydrogen bromide rapidly, and competitive brominations were conducted with pairs of compounds. The relative reactivities of the compounds have been rationalized in terms of structural features, and the product compositions have also been discussed. 7 8 B r % -CHJwCHzBr 9 10 Br CH3%=55H3 11 12 CHiBr C H 3 w B r 13 14 1920Cristol, Mueller, Macintyre, and Haltiwanger butene, respectively. When 4 was prepared in this fashion in a steel pressure autoclave, contamination with 5 was observed. This contamination, which was presumably the result of ferric ion catalyzed olefin isomerization, was eliminated by addition of small amounts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and phthalonitrile to coordinate with the iron.2-Methyl-2-butene could not be induced to react with anthracene to give 6. Apparently the extra methyl group provides too much steric hindrance to allow r e a~t i o n .~ As 3, 4, and 5 had been prepared by lithium aluminum hydride reductive displacements on p-toluenesulfonate such a process appeared attractive for 6 as well. To this end, 16, or its epimer, was required. Lithium aluminum hydride reduction of 151° did not proceed well, hut conversion of 15 to 17,j0 followed by LiAlH4 reduction, gave 16 readily 17 CH,OSO,Ph 19 CH, 21 16 18 CH 20 CH3w:H3 22