Yurii N. Ogibin , Alexandre O. Terent'ev , Alexey I. Ilovaisky and Gennadii I. Nikishin
5,(n + 6)-Dimethoxy-1-oxabicyclo[n .4.0]alkanes undergo a previously unknown oxidative rearrangement into ω-(2-methoxytetra-hydrofur-2-yl)alkanoic esters during electrolysis in methanol.