1-(2,2,6-Trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl)ethan-1-one → Ethanone, 1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-

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2.0 g (0.011 M) of 2,6,6-trimethyl-1,2-epoxy-cyclohexyl methyl ketone have been treated with 0.5 g of acidic diatomaceous earth in 10 ml of dioxane at 100° to give, after the usual treatments as described in Example 6, 1.3 g (yield 72%) of the desired product (purity 80%).

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