“…Afterwards the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was subjected to a flash column chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/nhexane = 1:15) to give product 2 a (45 mg, 98 %) as a colorless oil. 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 500 MHz): d = 1.58 (s, 3 H), 1.70 (s, 3 H), 2.14-2.18 (m, 1 H), 2.48-2.53 (m, 1 H), 2.56-2.61 (m, 1 H), 2.76-2.78 (m, 1 H), 7.39-7.55 (m, 6 H), 7.48-7.84 ppm (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 4 H); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 , 126 MHz): d = 17.2, 24.5, 36.0, 38.5, 65.5, 128.1, 128.4, 128.5, 129.3, 131.4, 132.4, 137.3, 139.4, 140.8, 148.7, 196.5, 204.5 ppm;IR (neat): ñ = 2968IR (neat): ñ = , 2930IR (neat): ñ = , 1673IR (neat): ñ = , 1645IR (neat): ñ = , 1596IR (neat): ñ = , 1446IR (neat): ñ = , 1283 À1 ; elemental analysis calcd (%) for C 21 H 20 O 2 : C 82.86, H 6.62; found: C 82.68, H 6.76. …”