Ehrlich’s Reaction of Furanoeremophilanes

6-Ethoxyfuranoeremophilane and its synthetic analogue, 4-ethoxy-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran, reacted with p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (Ehrlich’s reagent) under acidic conditions in a 2:1 ratio to afford condensation products in 34% and 78% yields, respectively. 6-Hydroxyfuranoeremophilane and 4-hydroxy-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran afforded the same products as in the case of ethoxy derivatives, respectively. The intermediate 1:1 adduct was not...