Chemical Communications

A highly adaptable catalyst/substrate system for the synthesis of substituted chromenes

A Aponick, B Biannic, MR Jong

Index: Aponick, Aaron; Biannic, Berenger; Jong, Michael R. Chemical Communications, 2010 , vol. 46, # 36 p. 6849 - 6851

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Abstract

The gold (I)-catalyzed endo-cyclization of o-(1-hydroxyallyl) phenols to form chromenes is reported. The title compounds are prepared in high yield from readily available substrates. The system tolerates both electron rich and deficient aryl rings and a high degree of substitution on the allyl moiety.