
%0 Journal Article
%A Fujita, T 
%A Watanabe, S 
%A Suga, K 
%A Isobe, T 
%A Miura, T 
%T The reaction of &#946;-hydroxy acids with aldehydes
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1980/03/01
%V 33
%N 3
%P 685-687
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9800685
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9800685 
%X &#946;-Hydroxy acids react with various aldehydes in the presence of acidic materials to give spiro lactones in good yields. For example, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-1,3-dioxaspiro[5,5]undecan-4-one was obtained in 90% yield from the reaction of 2-(1'-hydroxycyclohexyl)propionic acid and isobutyraldehyde. 
