| Abstract: | Protonation of the highly reactive 1:1 intermediates, produced in the reaction between triphenylphosphine and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, by 4-bromophenol leads to vinyltriphenylphosphonium salt, which undergoes aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction with conjugate base to produce dimethyl 2-(5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)butanedioate. Silica gel was found to catalyze conversion of dimethyl 2-(5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)butanedioate to methyl 6-bromo-2-oxo-2H-chromene-4-carboxylate in solvent-free conditions at 80°C in fairly high yield. |
