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Lewis acid catalysed rearrangement of 7,11-epoxyisogermacrone. Formation of a new carbon skeleton
St. Enev, Valentin,Tsankova, Elena T.
, p. 6399 - 6406 (1991)
The fluorohydrin 8 has been found to be the main product of the reaction of 7,11-epoxyisogermacrone 3 with BF3Et2O. When TMS-OTf is employed, 3 undergoes an unusual rearrangement leading to the product 10 with a new bicyclic carbon skeleton. The mechanism of the reaction is discussed.
