Abstract
Acetolysis of diazoketone 1 gives in good yield 6‐acetoxy‐tricyclo[3.3.0.02,8]octan‐3‐one (2) which is converted into semibullvalene in a three‐step sequence. Compound 2 is potentially a good starting material for 3,6‐substituted semibullvalenes.

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