Isomeric spiro-diketones from 1,1′-epoxybicyclohexyl-2-one
Abstract
Re-examination of the isomerisation of 1,1′-epoxybicyclohexyl-2-one into spiro-diketones has confirmed that reaction with antimony pentachloride in sulphur dioxide affords cycloheptanespirocyclohexane-2,7-dione, whereas thermal rearrangement gives cycloheptanespirocyclohexan-2,2′-dione.