J. Ishihara et al., STUDIES ON THE STABILITY OF 1,7,9-TRIOXADISPIRO[5.1.5.2]PENTADECANE SYSTEM - THE COMMON TRICYCLIC ACETAL MOIETY IN PINNATOXINS, Synlett, (6), 1998, pp. 603
The stability of the common dispiroacetal moiety in pinnatoxins, the 1
,7,9-trioxadispiro[5.1.5.2]pentadecane system. was investigated. The t
ricyclic keto acetal, of the natural form, was most favored among the
possible isomers, however, its methylated form was not so preferential
to be isomerized readily in the presence of acid. These stability res
ults were supported by MM2 and AM1.