Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal → 5-Methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic acid

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Into a round bottom flask was added sequentially 3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-propionic acid (10.0 g, 74.5 mmol), acetone (75.0 mL), benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal (17.02 g, 111.0 mmol) and para-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.71 g, 3.7 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 4 h and then filtered. The filter cake was rinsed with cold acetone and dried under vacuum to give the title compound as a white solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ (ppm): 7.46-7.48 (m, 2H), 7.34-7.36 (m, 3H), 5.49 (s, 1H), 4.65 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 2H), 3.70 (d, J=11.4 Hz, 2H), 1.11 (s, 3H).

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