A Facile Synthesis of a 2,2,3,3-Tetrasubstituted Tetrahydropyran

Abstract

An unusually facile acid- catalysed condensation has been observed between acetone and the unsaturated diol (3), producing a mixture of isomeric bicyclic tetrahydropyrans (6) and (8), with the formation of a new fully substituted carbon-carbon single bond. The structures were determined by n.m.r. and that of the major product (6) was confirmed by X-ray crystallography.