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Grignard reaction of the esters 2a, b with octylmagnesium bromide proc
eeds through an allylic rearrangement to give the 3-methylene-4-octyl
radical 3. Bromination of its O-acetyl derivative 5 gives allylic brom
ides 6 and 7 as key intermediates toward lipophilic spin labels.