A stable rearrangement product of humulene-4,5-epoxide.
Humulene-4,5-monoepoxide, 1, may rearrange to the cyclopropyl diol 2 during chromatography over silica. The rearrangement can be reversed with acid.
Carman
Raymond M
RM
Chemistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4072. carman@chemistry.uq.edu.au
D002845:Chromatography; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000081222:Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry*
D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D000081222:Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C505329:humulene-4,5-epoxide; C042686:humulene