“…31 P{ 1 H} NMR (CDCl 3 , 121.7 MHz) δ 30.8 ppm. 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 300 MHz) δ 7.76 (2H, t br, J 10.1 Hz), m),4.58 (1H,ddd,J 26.6,4.0,2.4 Hz),3.95 (1H,ddd,J 14.1,4.2,2.2 Hz), 2.63 (1H, t, J 3.9 Hz), 2.05 (1H, m), 1.88 (1H, t, J 4.0 Hz), 1.77 (1H, m), 1.60 (2H, m), 1.30 (2H, m), 0.93 (3H, s), 0.92 (3H, s), 0.91 (3H, s), 0.90 (3H, s), 0.86 (3H, s), 0.84 (3H, s), 0.54 (1H, m) ppm. 13 C DEPT NMR (CDCl 3 , 100 MHz) δ 215.0 (s, CO), 213.5 (d,J 4.0 Hz,CO),132.6 (d,J 34.3 Hz,132.4 (s,131.8 (d,J 9.8 Hz,, 129.0 (d,J 10.1 Hz,, 60.2 (s, C), 60.0 (d,J 3.2 Hz,C), 53.5 (d,J 78.8 Hz,CH),52.8 (d,J 79.3 Hz,CH),47.6 (d,J 1.5 Hz,C), 47.5 (d,J 1.7 Hz,C),46.3 (d,J 1.6 Hz,CH), 45.9 (d, J 1.6 It is noteworthy that, although the endo,endo-isomer was always obtained as the major product, small amounts of the endo,exo-form were observed occasionally; this had no bearing on the subsequent chemistry and the ultimate synthesis of phenop.…”