Vijay Nair, G; Sindhu Mathai; Smitha C Mathew; Rath, N P
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2005)
The three component reaction of acyclic carbonyl ylides generated from dicarbomethoxycarbene and aldehydes with 1,2- and 14-diones is described. The reaction afforded the corresponding spiro-dioxolanes in good yields.