5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4-ol as orthogonally protected equivalent of 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropanal

Condensation of isobutyraldehyde with aqueous formaldehyde in the presence of Ba(OH)2 gave a new gem-dimethyl-substituted building block.     

An improved synthesis of (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxan-5-amine

The title compound is prepared in 78% yield using an improved one-pot procedure which does not require final purification.     

Synthesis, Structure, and Alkylation of N-Methylmorpholinium 5-[2-Cyanoethyl-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-thiocarbamoyl]-2,2-dimethyl-6-oxo-1,3-dioxa-4-cyclohexen-4-olate

N-Methylmorpholinium 5-[2-cyanoethyl-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-thiocarbamoyl]-2,2-dimethyl-6-oxo-1,3-dioxa-4-cyclohexen-4-olate was obtained from the reaction of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide and Meldrum's acid in the presence of N-methylmorpholine. The molecular and crystal structure of the title compound have been established and its alkylation has been studied.     

Facile syntheses of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones

A variety of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 5a-l and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 3a-l were prepared in high yields under mild reaction conditions by the reaction of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-one 4 with 1-acylbenzotriazoles 9 in the presence of LDA followed by thermal cyclization of 5a-l to 3a-l. Synthesis of novel 6-(1-benzoylalkyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 12a-c was achieved by alkylation of dioxinone 5a and their subsequent cyclization gave 5-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 13a-c.