Peracetic Acid → (2-Ethyl-1,8-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-2-yl)methanol

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To a stirred solution of 16.52 g of tetrahydro-4-(3-methylenepentyl)-2H-pyran-4-ol in 100 ml of methylene chloride under nitrogen was added portionwise 15.32 g of peracetic acid (with 0.40 g of anhydrous sodium acetate added). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 hour, allowed to set for 4 hours, diluted with 150 ml of methylene chloride, washed successively with water, twice with 25% potassium carbonate, and saturated sodium chloride, dried and filtered. The resulting solution was stripped to yield 12.42 g of the desired product as a pale yellow liquid.

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