The (3R)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methoxycarbonyl)ethylcyclobutyl cation rearranged to give (1S,2S)-1-(1-methoxy-1-methyl)ethyl-2-(2-methoxycarbonyl)ethylcyclopropane. The latter was transformed into (4R)-4-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-4-butyrolactone with a high degree of chirality transfer. The γ-lactone was converted into (−)-eldanolide, an antipode of the wing gland pheromone of an African sugar-cane borer.
(3R)-2,2-二甲基-3-(2-甲氧羰基)乙基
环丁基阳离子重新排列后得到 (1S,2S)-1-(1-甲氧基-1-甲基)乙基-2-(2-甲氧羰基)
乙基环丙烷。后者转化为(4R)-4-(3-甲基丁-2-烯基)-4
-丁内酯,手性转移程度很高。γ-内酯被转化成(-)-eldanolide,这是一种非洲甘蔗螟虫翅腺信息素的反式。