Abstract The 2-pyrone sub-unit is found in a large number of natural products possessing broad-spectrum biological activity. As such, efficient synthetic methods are required to enable facile access to substituted 2-pyrone derivatives. Important conditions for the Sonogashira alkynylation of 4-bromo-6-methyl-2-pyrone (3a) have been developed, and compared against Negishi's methodology. The best conditions for Sonogashira ...
