Cyclization of o-(3-Hydroxy-3-methylbutynyl)phenols with Boron Tribromide to 4-Bromo-2,2-dimethylchromenes and Their Electroreduction to 2,2-Dimethylchromenes
作者:Masao Tsukayama、Hideyuki Utsumi、Akira Kunugi、Hiroshi Nozaki
DOI:10.3987/com-97-7804
日期:——
Cyclization of o-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutynyl)phenols (2) with boron tribromide gave easily 4-bromo-2,2-dimethylchromenes (3). Electrolytic reduction of 3 at a Hg-pool electrode afforded the corresponding 2,2-dimethylchromenes (6) in high yields.