As part of a study'of derwatwes of dlglycolaldehyde(2, 2'-ouyblsacetaldehyde), the renctlon between dwJycolaldehyde bls (dlethy1 dlthloacetal)''(1) and alcohols has been studled The acychc (2a-d) and cychc (3a-b) products are noted m Table I Primary alcohols gave only the acychc acetals 2a-c, 2-propanol gave both acychc (2d) and cychc (3a) acetals, and rerf-butyl alcohol gave the cyc11c acetal 3b
