Oxidation of tricyclic sesquiterpenoids of the caryophyllene type with the HBr-DMSO system afforded alpha,beta-unsaturated alpha-bromoketones. Since tricyclic derivatives, unlike simple alicyclic ketones, cannot undergo aromatization, all intermediate oxidation products can be isolated. which provide evidence that oxidation proceeds according to the following scheme: ketone-->alpha-bromoketone-->alpha,alpha-dibromoketone-->alpha,beta-unsaturated alpha-bromoketone.
Oxidation of tricyclic sesquiterpenoids of the caryophyllene type with the HBr-DMSO system afforded alpha,beta-unsaturated alpha-bromoketones. Since tricyclic derivatives, unlike simple alicyclic ketones, cannot undergo aromatization, all intermediate oxidation products can be isolated. which provide evidence that oxidation proceeds according to the following scheme: ketone-->alpha-bromoketone-->alpha,alpha-dibromoketone-->alpha,beta-unsaturated alpha-bromoketone.
Oxidation of tricyclic sesquiterpenoids of the caryophyllene type with the HBr-DMSO system afforded alpha,beta-unsaturated alpha-bromoketones. Since tricyclic derivatives, unlike simple alicyclic ketones, cannot undergo aromatization, all intermediate oxidation products can be isolated. which provide evidence that oxidation proceeds according to the following scheme: ketone-->alpha-bromoketone-->alpha,alpha-dibromoketone-->alpha,beta-unsaturated alpha-bromoketone.