“…2-Isopropenyl-2-methyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-benzofuran-4one ( 13 C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl 3 ): d = 195.7, 176.1, 146.6, 112.5, 110.1, 93.4, 37.4, 36.4, 26.2, 24.0, 21.7, 18.5 198.4, 173.91, 139.1, 126.4, 112.9, 72.0, 36.9, 30.9, 28.2, 27.9, 20.3 -2-methyl-6-phenyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-benzofuran-4-one (50) and 3,4-Dimethyl-8-phenyl-5,6,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[b]oxepin-6-one (51) Reaction of 3 (390 mg, 1 mmol) with 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene (2 mL) using Rh 2 (OPiv) 4 (3 mg, 0.005 mmol) afforded 50 (121 mg, 45%) as a mixture of diastereomers and 51 (129 mg, 48%). -2-methyl-6-phenyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-benzofuran-4-one (50) IR (neat): 3090,3030,2976,2936,1636,1453,1402,1373,1346,1254,1233,1123,1026,905 3,4-Dimethyl-8-phenyl-5,6,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[b]oxepin-6-one (51) IR (neat): 3028,2911,1649,1603,1453,1393,1354,1302,1262,1128,1105,1042,970,949 Isopropenyl-2,6,6-trimethyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-benzofuran-4-one (52) and 3,4,8,8-Tetramethyl-5,7,8,9-tetrahydro-2Hbenzo[b]oxepin-6-one (53) Reaction of 4 (342 mg, 1 mmol) with 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene (2 mL) using Rh 2 (OPiv) 4 (3 mg, 0.005 mmol) afforded 52 (93 mg, 42%) and 53 (117 mg, 53%).…”