title: (1 beta, 5 alpha, 6 beta)-10,10- (1,2-ethylenedioxy)-1,5-dimethylbicyclo[4.4.0]decan-4-one.
abstract: The title compound (1) [alternative name: 5,8a-dimethyl(decahydronaphthalene)-1-spiro-2'-(1',3'-dioxolan+ ++)-6-one, C14H22O3] was obtained as the major product upon Pd/CaCO3-catalyzed hydrogenation of the corresponding enone (2). The analysis of the crystal structure of (1) has established that the monoacetal is cis-fused and that both rings adopt nearly perfect chair forms. The C(5) methyl group is in an alpha position, resulting directly from syn-hydrogenation of the enone. While there are two possible chair-chair conformations for cis-decalins, the title compound crystallized in the conformation which places the C(5) methyl group in an equatorial position.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Swenson
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Wiemer
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C093446:10,10-(1,2-ethylenedioxy)-1,5-dimethylbicyclo(4.4.0)decan-4-one; D013141:Spiro Compounds