Hj. Wu et Jh. Chern, A NOVEL HYDRIDE REARRANGEMENT OF THE ACETAL GROUP OF TETRAACETAL TETRAOXA-CAGES MEDIATED BY LEWIS-ACIDS, Chemical communications, (6), 1997, pp. 547-548
Treatment of tetraoxa-cages 1a-f with Lewis acids such as TlC4, AlCl3,
BF3 . OEt(2) and MeSO(3)H in dichloromethane at 25 degrees C gives th
e rearrangement products 2a-f in 90% yields regioselectively and stere
oselectively; a novel hydride rearrangement of the acetal group of tet
raacetal tetraoxa-cages mediated by Lewis acids.