146ChemInform Abstract Hydrolysis of the title compound (I) leads to the substitution of the 5-nitro group in the first step, followed by hydratization of the nitrile group, producing the hydroxy amide (III) or the hydroxy acid (IV). The bislactone (V) is obtained from all the three hydrolysis products by Bayer-Villiger oxidation. (X-ray data of (I)).
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