a Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, associé au CNRS, ESPCI, 10 rue Vauquelin - 75231 -, Paris Cedex 05 -, France
b Rhône-Poulenc Industrialisation, CRIT-C, 85 avenue des Frères Perret - 69192 -, Saint-Fons Cedex -, France
Abstract:
The synthesis of functionalized 2,2-disubstituted 2H-1-benzopyrans was achieved by condensing 2,3,5-trimethylhydroquinone (TMHQ) with ,β-unsaturated aldehydes or ,β-unsaturated acetals under acidic conditions.