REDUCTIVE REARRANGEMENT OF 2-AROYL-2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURANS INTO 2-HYDROXYDIHYDROCHALCONES AND FLAV-2-ENES
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https://doi.org/10.1007/6473Keywords:
2-aroyl-2, 3-dihydrobenzofurans, 4H-chromenes, flav-2-enes, 2-hydroxydihydrochalcones, o-quinone methides, samarium, zinc, reductive rearrangement.Abstract
A two-step procedure was proposed for the synthesis of 2-aryl- and 2,4-diaryl-substituted 4H-chromenes by the formal [4+1] cycloaddition reaction of o-quinone methides and pyridinium ylides followed by reductive rearrangement of 2-aroyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans by the action of zinc in acetic acid or samarium and trimethylchlorosilane in 1,4-dioxane. The reduction of 3-unsubstituted 2aroyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans by the action of zinc in acetic acid leads mainly to 2-hydroxydihydrochalcones.