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hexanone-2,2,6,6-&. Bolh the preparation of the p-toluenesulfonate ester and lithium aluminum deuteride reduction of the ester were accomplished as described above for l e . Mass-spectrometric analysis showed 0.5% do and 3.7% dl compounds as coataminants.
Registry No.-la, 931-56-6; l b , 14069-88-6; IC, 22187-97-9; Id, 22187-98-0; le, 22187-99-1 ; If, 22188-00-7; lg, 22188-01-8; cis-4-methoxycyclohexa-
nol, 22188-02-9; trans-4-methoxycyc1ohexano1,2218803-0. Acknowledgment.-The authors would like to express their sincere appreciation to I
