Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The preparation of bis(trimethylsilyl)butadienyl acetal (I) and bis(trimethylsilyl)methylbutadienyl acetal (II) is reported; compound I reacts with phenyl aldehyde and titanium chloride to give linear and branched isomers of hydroxyacids. ... Cookies are used by this site. To decline or ...