Dialkylation of α-diketone ketals with 1,8-bis(trimethylsilyl)octa-2,6-diene
Abstract
Titanium tetrachloride-mediated dialkylation of α-diketone ketals (cis-6-alkyl-1-methyl-2,5,7,10-tetraoxabicyclo-[4.4. 0]decanes) by 1,8-bis(trimethylsilyl)octa-2,6-diene leads to a pair of isomers of 6-alkyl-7,10-divinyl-1-methyl-2,5-dioxabicyclo[4.4.0]decanes which can be stereoselectively isomerized into the corresponding 1-acyl-1-alkyl-2,5-divinylcyclopentanes.