Abstract: | By 1,4-addition of arylaldehydes to 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene in the presence of sulfuric acid 2-aryl-4,5-dimethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans are obtained. From 1,3-butadiene and isoprene beside the corresponding 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans by reaction with two more molecules aldehydetrans-2,4,7-triphenyl-4a,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-4H,5H-pyrano4,3-d-1,3-dioxines are formed. With 1,3-cyclohexadiene, however, 1,2-addition of benzaldehyde is observed to givecis-r-2,c-4-diphenyl-4a,5,6,8a-tetrahydro-1,3-benzodioxane. |