“…The title compound was described over 100 years ago (Scholtz, 1897;Knoevenagel et al, 1903). We have recently reported the structure of 1,1 0 ,1 00 -[(5R,6R)-6-hydroxy-6-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,3,5-triyl]triethanone (Burton et al, 2007), which is formed when excess formaldehyde is used in the synthesis. For related literature, see: Allen et al (1998); Wilson (1963).…”