Dihydroherqueinone di- and tri-methyl ethers (2b and c) have been oxidised to the 6a-hydroxy-1,6-diketone (4); the epimeric 5,6-glycols (3b) have been shown to undergo rearrangement to bridged ketones (1,5-methanonaphth-[1,8-cd]oxocin-12-ones)(7) when treated with boron trifluoride–ether.
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