A molecular rearrangement of 4β-acetoxy-1,2-dihydrosantonene
Abstract
4β-Acetoxy-1,2-dihydrosantonene (IIb), which can be prepared by oxidation of 1,2-dihydrosantonene 3-acetate (I), rearranges with acetic anhydride–pyridine to afford 2β-acetoxy-1,2-dihydrosantonene 3-acetate (IVb) by a mechanism involving intramolecular transfer of the 4β-acetate to the 2-position of the enolic form of (IIb).