“…1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.27 (s, 10H), 6.17 (s, 1H), 5.55 (s, 1H), 4.64−4.60 (m, 6H), 4.49 (s, 1H), 4.40 (t, J = 3.7 Hz, 2H), 2.60 (s, 3H); 13 C{ 1 H} NMR (75 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 215. 5, 137.3, 128.4, 127.9, 103.2, 73.9, 72.3, 71.7, 69.9, 68.4 6,8-Bis(benzyloxy)-2,4,10-trioxaadamantane (6). Hypophosphorous acid (50 wt % in H 2 O, 322.4 mg, 4.89 mmol) was added to a solution of 5 (450.0 mg, 0.98 mmol), triethylamine (1.09 g, 1.5 mL, 10.8 mmol), and 1,4-dioxane (3.3 mL).…”