“…Sublimation at 80-100 "C (0.17 mmHg) afforded deep yellow crystals, m.p. 79-80 "C, v,,,(KBr) 1 672, 1 647 and 1 574 cm-'; h,,,(EtOH) 263 (E 16 (6 H, s), 5.64 (1 H, d, J 10.0 Hz, 3-H), 6.43 (1 H, d, J 10.0 Hz, (2-Methylbut-3-yn-2-yloxy)-l,4-benzoquinone (7).-A solution of the ether (4) (0.580 g, 3.37 mmol) in acetone (3 ml) was slowly added to a stirred ice-cold solution of Fremy's salt (2.71 g, 1.0 mmol) in a mixture of water (360 ml) and acetone (100 ml) buffered with 0 . 1 6 7 ~ aqueous potassium dihydrogen phosphate (60 ml).…”