“…(15 ml), dried (MgSO,), and evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (Lobar, Et20/petroleum ether 1:9) yielding 2.5 g of a colourless oil containing 2.1 g (70%) of (-)- 13 [a]::6 = -17.5, [a]:& = -28.3 (c = 2.9, CHCI,). IR (film): 3260,2950(film): 3260, ,2930(film): 3260, ,2900(film): 3260, ,2860(film): 3260, ,1470(film): 3260, ,12S0,1170(film): 3260, ,1120(film): 3260, ,1080 of (-)-lZ (776 mg, 1.6 mmol) and 40% aq.…”