Reaction of organozine reagents derived from dialkyl 2,2-dibromomalonates and methyl 4,4-dibromo-3-oxoalkanoates with 2-oxochromene-3-carboxamides

Organozinc compounds obtained by treatment of dialkyl 2,2-dibromomalonates with zinc reacted with N-substituted 2-oxochromene-3-carboxamides to give dialkyl 1a-R-carbamoyl-2-oxo-1a,7b-dihydro-2H-cyclopropac]chromene-1,1-dicarboxylates or alkyl 2-R-1,3,4-trioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H,9bH-chromeno3′,4′:1,3]-cyclopropa1,2-c]pyrrole-9c-carboxylates. Reactions of N-substituted 2-oxochromene-3-carboxamides with zinc enolates derived from methyl 4,4-dibromo-3-oxoalkanoates led to the formation of the corresponding 9c-alkyl-2-R-2,3-dihydrochromeno3′,4′:1,3]cyclopropa1,2-c]pyrrole-1,3,4-triones.