100mmol asarone, 200mL MeOH, 500ml water, 24.4g NaHCO3, 72.7g Oxone. Stirred 5hrs, extracted with DCM. Yielded 89mmol of crude asarone epoxide. A small amount was saved and the NMR spectra came back same as a good sample of anethole epoxide (with the exception of two additional methoxys).
15% H2SO4 rearrangement was attempted and it destroyed the molecule turning it into a crap that did form the bisulfite adduct.
So, we just need to find another way to turn the epoxide to the ketone. The next test will be to verify that anethole epoxide can be turned into anethole ketone. Unfortunately, some glass recently broke and the project will have to wait a bit.