Reaction of the levoglucosenone Diels–Alder adducts with acetaldehyde under the McMurry conditions

Reactions of acetaldehyde with Diels–Alder adducts of levoglucosenone with butadiene, isoprene, and cyclohexa-diene assisted by low-valence titanium afford products of acetaldehyde addition to the acetal center with opening of the 1,6-anhydro bridge. In the case of the cyclopentadiene adduct, the reaction gives the product of addition of the ethyl substituent to the acetal center while the 1,6-anhydro bridge remains unchanged.