Kt. Mead et R. Zemribo, STUDIES IN SPIROKETAL SYNTHESIS .2. A TANDEM CYCLIZATION ROUTE TO THE1,7-DIOXASPIRO[5.5]UNDECANE RING-SYSTEM, Synlett, (11), 1996, pp. 1065
A novel route to the 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane ring system has been
demonstrated using a double carbonyl tandem cyclization strategy. The
reaction begins with intramolecular beta-cleavage of a beta-lactone ri
ng by a ketone oxygen, and terminates with nucleophilic addition to a
spirooxocarbenium ion.