“…1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ 1.90--1.99 and 2.35--2.44 (m, 4H, CH 2 ), 2.98--3.09 (m, 2H, CH), 5.86 (m, 2H, HC=CH); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ 21.9, 45.8, 82.5, 103.2, 126.7, 131.6; MS (EI) m/z calcd for C 11 H 8 Cl 6 349.9, found m/z 349.9. Desmethylene Dieldrin (1,8,9,10,11,11--hexachloro--4,5-epoxy--2,3--7,6--endo--tricyclo[6.2.1.0 2,7 ]undec--9--ene)Adapted from literature methods(202,208,210,211), 3--chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) (0.08 g, 0.5 mmol) in 2 mL of dichloromethane was added dropwise to a desmethylene aldrin (0.1 g, 0.3 mmol) in 2 mL dichloromethane, and stirred at RT for 2 h. Reaction mixture was extracted twice with water. The organic layer was then dried with magnesium sulfate and the product purified by column chromatography on silica gel with a mobile phase of 4:1 hexanes to acetone, resulting in a 50% yield.…”