ABSTRACT: A general synthesis of tropolone ethers employing the reaction of tropolone with potassium carbonate, an alkyl halide and dicyclohexyl-18-crow-6 in acetonitrile solvent is described. ... Reported synthetic routes to tropolone ethers have a number ... We required a simple, general synthesis of tropolone ethers ... Thus, the tropolonate anion was generated by reaction of ... To a stirred mixture of tropolone (1.22g, lOmmol), anhydrous
