Chemistry of Dioxacyclanes: VII. Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxolane Derivatives from 3-(2-Propenyloxy)propane-1,2-diol and Their Properties

2,4-Disubstituted 1,3-dioxolanes were synthesized by reactions of benzaldehyde, its para-chloro derivatives, as well as 3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde with 3-(2-propenyloxy)-1,2-propanediol. Theproducts were brought into bromination, dichlorocarbene addition, and epoxidation reactions. It is found that when both components of the heterogeneous reaction of dioxolane ring formation have a double bond, the acid catalyst in strongly deactivated.