Abstract:A facile preparation of 6,9,9-trimethylbicyclo[5.3.0]deca-l,6-dien-3-0ne (6) from 2,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione is described. Enolate reactions of 6 do not yield norcaradiene products, but proceed in the conventional manner (e.g., a-methylation and 0-silylation). Nucleophilic addition reactions at the carbonyl function, and epoxidation of the y,6 double bond are also observed. Under a variety of conditions, singlet oxygen reacts with the diene moiety in 6 to give both endoperoxide (13) and ene reaction … Show more
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