A novel synthesis of (±)-sesquicarene

Abstract
A highly stereospecific total synthesis of (±)-sesquicarene was accomplished by the photochemical transformation of the bicyclo[3.2.2]nona-3,6-dien-2-one (7), which was derived from 2-methyltropone (5), into the bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-ene (3).

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