10.1002/1522-2675(200210)85:10<3262::AID-HLCA3262>3.0.CO;2-R
The study focuses on the synthesis of substituted 1,5-dioxaspiro[2.4]heptanes using 2,3-dichloroprop-1-ene as the starting material. The key steps involve a 4,4'-di(tert-butyl)biphenyl (DTBB)-catalyzed lithiation of 2,3-dichloroprop-1-ene in the presence of various symmetrically substituted ketones, yielding methylene-substituted diols. These diols are then treated with NaH and I2 to form 1,5-dioxaspiro[2.4]heptanes. The synthesized compounds can be further oxidized to lactones using RuO2 and NaIO4. The study demonstrates a straightforward and efficient method for synthesizing these compounds, which are important structural units in many biologically active natural products and versatile intermediates in organic synthesis.