“…6-Oxodrimanol (VIIa) (57 mg), triethylene glycol (4 ml), 100 yo hydrazine hydrate ( 5 ml), and hyclrazine hydrochloride (800 mg) were heated under reflux (internal temperature 130-140") for 4 h in a stream of nitrogen. After (KBr) 3 400 (OH) and 1 655 (unsaturated CO) cm-l; 239.5 nm (log E 3.83); m / e 252 5 ) , 219 (12), 216 (20), 201 (18), 193 (18), 191 (12), 189 (18), 176 ( l a ) , 175 (20), 173 (15), 164 (19), 163 (73), 161 (16), 159 (12), 153 (20), 149 (23), 147 (18), 137 (19), 136 (21), 135 (58), 134 (24), 124 (22), 123 (loo), 122 (35), 121 (30)' 119 (20), 112 (46), 111 (33), 109 (27), 108 (21), 107 (30), 105 (25), 97 (33), 96 (31), 95 (36), 93 (22), 91 (28), 84 (16), 83 (30), 82 (18), 81 (28), 79 (24), 77 (25), 71 (15), 69 (37), 67 (27), 65 (18), 64 (16), 57 (24), 56 (27), 55 (47), 53 (26), 43 (64), and 41 (57).…”