Treatment of 2,7,7-trimethyl-3,8-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.02~4]octane 5 and derivatives with BF3 gave the corresponding 4,4,5-trimethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-carbaldehyde 7 and traces only of 3,5,5-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]- heptan-2-one 8. ... The carotenoid. eutreptiellanone l was reported1 having a novel 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.l]heptan-2-one end-group. In an approach to the synthesis of this end-group the diepoxy- cyclohexane 5a was prepared and treated with BF3-Et20. ...