Oxidation of triphenylantimony with 4-hydroperoxy-2-hydroxy-3,4,6-triisopropylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone or 3,4,6-triisopropyl-1,2-benzoquinone

According to the NMR spectroscopic data, the oxidation of triphenylantimony with 4-hydroperoxy-2-hydroxy-3,4,6-triisopropylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone involves three steps. The first step affords the 2,4,10,12-tetraoxa-3,11-distibatricyclo[11.3.1.15,9]octadecatetraene derivative. The latter is rearranged into benzodioxastibolone derivatives followed by the rearrangement into 4,6,7-triisopropyl-2,2,2-triphenyl-1,3,2-benzodioxastibol-5-ol. The transformation of the latter depends on the presence of oxygen and the mode of its dosing.