“…2-Isopropyl-5-hydroxy-5-methyl-l,3-dioxanes (15,16). To a 500ml flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer containing a solution of 22.8 g (0.07 mol) of mercuric acetate in 70 ml of water and 70 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added, slowly and with cooling in an ice water bath, 9.9 g(0.07 mol) of 5-methylene-2-isopropyl-l,3-dioxane.…”