“…A 1.132-g aliquot was subjected to low-pressure liquid chromatography on silica gel with an Et20hexane eluent (2:3 v/v) to separate early fractions containing 244 mg of isomer 65a, n2Bo 1.4408, 542 mg of intermediate fractions containing (TLC) mixtures, and finally fractions containing 80 mg of isomer 65b, n25o 1.4466. The spectral properties of isomer 65a follow: IR (CCD 1722 (ester C=0), 1708 (C=0), and 1640 cm-1 (weak, C=C); UV (95% EtOH) end absorption with 16900 at 210 nm; NMR (CC14) 6.86 (1 H, q, J = 7 Hz, vinyl CH), 2.28 (3 H, s, COCH3), 1.88 (3 H, d, J = 7 Hz, CH3), and 1.52 (9 H, s, t-Bu); mass spectrum m/e (rel intensity) 169 (1), 128 (32), 111 (44), 69 (45), 57 (100), 43 (56), and The spectral properties of isomer 65b follow: IR (CCI4) 1725 (ester 0=0), 1700,1682 (0=0), 1645, and 1628 cm"1 (C=C); UV max (95% EtOH) 217 nm (e 8400); NMR (CCI4) 6.80 (1 H, q, J = 7 Hz, vinyl CH), 2.21 (3 H, s, CH3CO), 1.94 (3H,d,J = 7 Hz, CH3), and 1.54 (9 H, s, -Bul; mass spectrum rule (rel intensity), 169 (2), 129 (60), 128 (43), 113 (23), 111 (94), 74 (43), 69 (73), 57 (100), 43 (80), 41 group should be assigned structure 65b. Also based on the expectation that the group cis to the methyl group is more likely to be twisted away from coplanarity with the remainder of the system, it is reasonable to assume that the UV spectrum of isomer 65a will EtOH) 220 nm (e 10 800)25b].…”