Author's Organization：Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow Chemical Research Institute of Non-Aqueous Solutions, Tohoku University Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow Chemical Research Institute of Non-Aqueous Solutions, Tohoku University
It is proved by direct comparison that the nor-ketone (VIIa) derived from dolabradiene was enantiomeric with those (VIIb) from erythroxydiol Y. This is a further confirmation on configuration at C13 of dolabradiene and erythroxydiol Y.
