“…Calcd for C11H8O2: C, 76.73;H,4.68. Found: C,76.79;H,4.75. 6-Isopropylpyran-2-one (3b): isolated in 66% yield as a colorless liquid; IR (neat) 3096,2983,2897,1738,1641,1570, 1098 cm -1 ; 1 H NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz) δ 1.18 (d, J ) 7.1 Hz, 6H), 2.68 (m, J ) 7.1 Hz, 1H), 5.96 (d, J ) 6.0 Hz, 1H), 6.10 (d, J ) 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (dd, J ) 9.3 Hz, 6.6 Hz, 1H); 13 C NMR (CDCl3, 50.5 MHz) δ 18.4 (2C), 33.6, 100.6, 112.8, 144.3, 163.1, 170.9; MS (70 eV, EI) 138 (M + , 12), 83 (13), 75 (100), 73 (26), 59 (79), 49 (69), 47 (25), 45 (17), 31 (35), 29 (25), 27 (10). Anal.…”