Novel acid-catalysed rearrangement of 4-substituted pentacyclo[5.3.0.02,5.03,9.04,8]decan-6-ones; X-ray molecular structure of 1-phenylpentacyclo[4.4.0.02,10.03,8.05,7]decan-4-one
Abstract
4-Substituted pentacyclo [5.3.0.02,5.03,9.04,8]decan-6-one derivatives 2a and b undergo a novel acid-or Ag+-catalysed rearrangement to the hitherto unknown pentacyclo[4.4.0.02,10.03,8.05,7]decane ring system 3a and b. The structure of compound 3a was established by X-ray crystallographic analysis.