5,6-epoxy-3,3,6-trimethyl-1-hepten-4-one 在
sodium hydroxide 、 sodium tetrahydroborate 、
mercury(II) diacetate 作用下,
生成
(2R,5R)-2-(1-Hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-4,4,5-trimethyl-dihydro-furan-3-one 、 (2S,3R,5R)-2-(1-Hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-4,4,5-trimethyl-tetrahydro-furan-3-ol 、 (2S,3S,5R)-2-(1-Hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-4,4,5-trimethyl-tetrahydro-furan-3-ol 、 alkaline earth salt of/the/ methylsulfuric acid