Oxidation of 2,3-disubstituted 1,4-dioxenes 3 with m-chloroperbenzoic acid
in methanol followed by nucleophilic addition of allyltrimethylsilane in th
e presence of TiCl4 afforded dienes 5, which have been converted to oxabicy
clo[4.2.1] nonenes 8 in excellent yield by olefin ring-closing metathesis r
eaction.