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The annulated and bridged dihydropyrans 6-8 obtained by a domino-Knoevenage
l-hetero-Diels-Alder reaction with N,N ' -dimethylbarbituric acid were redu
ced with excess DI-BAL-H at -78 degreesC to give the corresponding 3-desoxy
derivatives, which were then hydrolyzed to the lactones 14-16 with HCl. Co
mpounds 15 and 16 were further reduced to the cor responding lactols. Elimi
nation finally yielded the new functionalized heterocycles 18 and 20.