(5) The Dissertation of DM Marquis, Harvard University, 1955, records several attempts to synthesize V before the development of the method used successfully in this work. While the synthesis and rearrangement of 8-acetoxyl-5-keto-A44 bl-dihydroindane is recorded in the dissertation, the presence of the acetoxyl group appreciably complicates the conclusions that may be drawn from the data.(6) EC du Feu, FJ McQuillin and R. Robinson, J. Chem. ...
