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organic compounds
The structure of the title compound, (1α,4aβ,9aβ)-9a-chloro-1-methoxy-9,10-dioxo-3-trimethylsiloxy- 1,4,4a,9,9a,10-hexahydro-4a-anthracenyl acetate, C20H23ClO6Si, was determined in order to ascertain the regiochemistry of the Diels–Alder reaction between acetoxychloronaphthoquinone and a 1,3-dioxybutadiene.