Synthesis of 3-aryl-substituted tetrahydropyran-4-ones and tetrahydrothiopyran-4-ones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-2006-941572

A series of tetrahydropyran-4-one and tetrahydrothiopyran-4-one derivatives with 3-aryl or 3,6-diaryl substituents were prepared by double conjugate addition of water or H₂S to divinyl ketones. These starting materials were accessed in two step