Reaction of vinylmagnesium bromide with hexacyclo[10.2.1.0(2,11).0(4,9).0(4,14).0(9,13)]pentadeca-5,7-diene-3,10-dione: Transannular hemiketal formation

Reaction between vinylmagnesium bromide and the cage dione leads to attack of only one equivalent of Grignard and intramolecular nucleophilic attack on the second ketone. The product compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group, P2(1)/a, with a = 9.509(1), b = 11.071(2), c = 12.492(4) Angstrom, beta = 104.32(2)degrees, and Z = 4.