Oxidation of (1S,5R,7R,S)-(4,7-dimethyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-7-yl) methanol with pyridinium chlorochromate

Abstract
The oxidation of (1S,5R,7R,S)-(4,7-dimethyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-7-yl)methanol epimeric at the C7 atom resulted in scalemic (5R)-5-acetyl-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one.