1,4-dioxene in organic synthesis: Generation and reactivity of epoxydioxenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01307-4

Oxidation of various alkyldioxens with dimethyldioxirane is described. While pure epoxides were isolated from 4-dioxenylcyclohexanone 10 and diether 9, vinyldioxenes 11-14 gave the corresponding epoxide rearrangement products, α-ketal aldehydes 20-24, in excellent yields.