A. Rieker et al., CLOHEXADIENYL)METHYLBICYCLO[4.1.0]HEPT-3-EN-2-ONE, A HIGHLY HINDERED PROPANE, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 52, 1996, pp. 2351-2353
The title compound, C38H62O2, is one of the reaction products of diazo
methane with tow equivalents of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenoxyl. In the c
rystal structure, the cyclopropane ring is almost perpendicular to the
basal plane of the boat-configured cyclohexenone ring.