Named rearrangements Wagner-Meerwein

It was mentioned above that even alkanes undergo Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements if treated with Lewis acids and a small amount of initiator. An interesting application of this reaction is the conversion of tricyclic molecules to adamantane and its derivatives. It has been found that all tricyclic alkanes containing 10 carbons are converted to adamantane by treatment with a Lewis acid such as AICI3. If the substrate contains more than 10 carbons, alkyl-substituted adamantanes are produced. The lUPAC name for these reactions is Schleyer adamantization. Two examples are... 

Thousands of different terpene structures occur in perfume ingredients, both natural and synthetic. The chemistry of terpenes is rich and varied and attempts to understand it have, on many occasions, contributed fundamentally to our total understanding of chemistry. One example is the work of Wagner and Meerwein, whose studies in terpene chemistry led, amongst many discoveries, to elucidation of the rearrangement that bears their names. This work made a very significant contribution to our fundamental understanding of the properties... 

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