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5,6-Dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one was used in the synthesis of spiro-γ/δ-dilactone as a mixture of diastereomers.

5,6-Dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one can be used in the synthesis of spiroheterocycles with fused heterosystems; preparation of insecticidal heterolignans and cyclization of aminoanilino lactones on diazotization.

Chemistry Letters, 4, p. 161, 1975
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 15, p. 1153, 1978 DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570150717