H. Pellissier et al., DIALKYLATION OF ALPHA-DIKETONE KETALS WITH 1,8-BIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)OCTA-2,6-DIENE, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (18), 1995, pp. 1847-1848
Titanium tetrachloride-mediated dialkylation of alpha-diketone ketals
l-1-methyl-2,5,7,10-tetraoxabicyclo[4.4.0]decanes) by 1,8-bis(trimethy
lsilyl)octa-2,6-diene leads to a pair of isomers of 6-alkyl-7, 10-divi
nyl-1-methyl-2,5-dioxabicyclo[4.4.0]decanes which can be stereoselecti
vely isomerized into the corresponding 1-acyl-1-alkyl-2,5-divinylcyclo
pentanes.