“…6 (Sigma-Aldrich) were employed for reactions. 4-(benzyloxy)but-2-ynol (S1e), 16 5-(hept-2-ynyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-(prop-2-ynyl)-1,3-dioxane (S2f), 8i dimethyl 2-(hept-2-ynyl)-2-(prop-2-ynyl)malonate (S2a), 6 2-methyl-2-phenylpropanal, 17 2-methyl-2-(p-tolyl)propanal, 17 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropanal, 18 1, 137.4, 128.4, 128.1, 127.8, 80.8, 79.5, 78.3, 71.8, 71.2, 57.3, 56.5, 53.1, 23.0, 22.8 3, 83.9, 78.6, 73.6, 71.4, 56.7, 52.9, 30.8, 22.8-22.2 (m), 21.7, 18.2, 13.5; 2, 144.9, 137.4, 128.4, 128.2, 128.1, 127.8, 126.7, 126.5, 82.7, 80.9, 80.7, 79.4, 71.23, 71.18, 57.3, 56.5, 53.1, 42.9, 25.1, 23.2, 23.13, 23.06 2, 128.2, 126.7, 126.5, 98.0, 83.4, 82.6, 82.0, 75.0, 71.4, 66.09, 66.07, 43.1, 35.5, 31.1, 24.9, 24.4, 23.5, 23.1, 23. 5, 141.9, 136.0, 128.9, 126.7, 83.9, 82.5, 80.9, 73.8, 71.3, 56.9, 52.9, 42.6, 30.9, 25.4, 23.2, 23.0, 22.9, 21.8, 20.9, 18.3, 13.5 Compound S3h was prepared from S2h and 4, 143.6, 132.3, 128.3, 128.1, 84.0, 82.3, 81.4, 73.6, 71.0, 56.8, 52.9, 42.7, 30.9, 24.9, 23.4, 23.2, 22.9, 21.8, 18.3, 13.5; DART MS m/z 447 (M + +1, 9.27); DART HRMS calcd for C 25 H 32 ClO 5 447.1938ClO 5 447. , found 447.1933. 3, 83.9, 82.4, 80.8, 73.7, 71.1, 56.7, 52.8, 42.9, 30.8, 25.0, 23.0, 22.9-22.3 (m) 3, 169.6, 169.4, 147.1, 140.1, 133.3, 129.0, 128.4, 128.3, 126.5, 126.0, 112.8, 110.5, 79.5, 72.9, 56.6, 52.92, 52.89, 40.9, 29.1, 28.9, 28.0, 23.1, 3.5; DART MS m/z 495 (M + +1, 100); DART HRMS calcd for C 28 H 31 O 6 S 495.1841, found 495.1847.…”