Unique formation of oxapentacycloundecan
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André J. Derksen; Adri C.L.M. van der Waals; Marieke H.A. van Ham; Mark van Dong
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Tricyclodecenone exo-and endo-epoxides 1 and 9 underwent an unexpected isomerization to oxa-pentacycloundecanones 2 and 10, respectively, under flash vacuum thermolysis conditions using various solid acid catalysts. The structure of a derivative of 2 (R=CO 2 Et) has been elucidated by X-ray diffract