" The reaction was carried out using 3 mmol of lla.* The reaction intermediate (tR= 13.2 min) remained. CThe starting material lla remained. dN, was bubbled into the solution during the reaction with the addition of H, O to keep the reaction volume constant. mL/mmol8a) and allowed to stand at room temperature for 4 days according to Bobbitt's pr~ cedure.'~ Recrystallization from EtOH gave 9 in the low yield of 33% due to the difficulty of ...