Addition of PhI(OAc)2 to phenols that have meta-linked hydroxy ketones results in cascade oxidative dearomatizing spirocyclization to give tricyclic spiroketals. This framework is found in the phorbaketal family of natural products.
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Shirley, H. J., & Bray, C. D. (2016). Spiroketal Formation by Cascade Oxidative Dearomatization: An Approach to the Phorbaketal Skeleton. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016(8), 1504–1507. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201501370
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