OXYMERCURATION-DEMERCURATION OF 6-METHYLENETRICYCLO2,7>OCT-3-EN-8-ONE DERIVATIVES. AN EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 2,4-CYCLOHEXADIENONE DERIVATIVES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1980.1615

Oxymercuration-sodium borohydride reduction of 1,5-dimethyl- and 1,3,5-trimethyl-6-methylenetricyclo<3.2.1.0^2,7>oct-3-en-8-one was found to give 6-acetonyl-2,6-dimethyl-, and 6-acetonyl-2,4,6-trimethyl-2,4-cyclohexadienones in good yields.The p