111, R= H IV, R= CH3 VIII, R CHI VII, R= H results in our own and other laboratories; however, Bromide I1 was rather unstable and hydrogen broit was difficult to formulate a mechanism which ex-mide was eliminated to some extent even during plained all the facts. vacuum distillation; however, satisfactory yields The purpose of this work was to study the cycli-of the desired alcohols could be obtained. zation of four new alcohols which were ...