Regioselective condensation of hydroxyaromatic compounds with 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran: facile one-pot synthesis of new substituted diaryl-fused 2,8-dioxabicyclo[3.3.2]nonanes comprising central ketal moieties

Abstract

Regioselective synthesis of a series of novel diaryl- and naphthyl-fused 2,8-dioxabicyclo[3.3.2]nonanes was accomplished by a one-pot reaction of p-substituted phenols and 2-naphthol with 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran.