ɪpˌɑːksɪdˈeɪʃən ʌv bˈæɹɪlˌiːn wɪð ˈɑːksoʊn ɡˈɪvz ðə tɹˈaɪəksˌætɹɪʃˌɑːməbˌæɹɪlˌiːn wˌɪtʃ ˌɔn ɹˌiːɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt wɪð bˈoːɹɑːn tɹˈaɪflʊɹɹˌaɪd dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈoːɹs:ɹᵻlˈiːf ʌv stɹˈeɪn ˈɛnɚdʒi kənvˈɜːts ˌɪntʊ ðə tɹˈaɪəksˌætɹɪʃˌɑːməkjˌuːbeɪn:
Epoxidation of barrelene with oxone gives the trioxatrishomobarrelene which on rearrangement with boron trifluoride (driving force:relief of strain energy) converts into the trioxatrishomocubane: