“…13 C NMR (100.6 MHz, acetoned 6 , APT): δ 14.1 (−, CH 3 ), 14.3 (−, CH 3 ), 43.6 (+, C-2), 59.0 (+, CH 2 CH 3 ), 59.6 (+, CH 2 CH 3 ), 86.1(q, −, 4 J C,F = 3.3 Hz, C-5), 89.1(−, C-4), 91.6 (−, C-3), 94.1 (d, +, 2 J C,F = 37.6 Hz, C-6), 104.8 (+, C-1), 110.8 (+, C-2a), 127.2 (q, +, 1 J C,F = 273 Hz, CF 3 ), 143.2 (+, C-6a), 230.9 (+, CO). MS (70 eV): m/z (%) 396 (44) [M + ], 340 (33) [M − 2CO], 312 (72) [M − CO], 267 (24), 235 (49), 215 (18), 196 (100) (53), 145 (30), 120 (27), 102 (14), 75 (6), 52 (12) (7). At 0 °C half-concentrated hydro-chloric acid (150 mL) was added to rac-6 (4.0 g, 10.1 mol) in the dark.…”