Cyclodeshydration d'alcool-phenols induite par l'h.m.p.a. nouvelle voie d'acces aux dihydrobenzofurannes et dihydrobenzopyrannes

Substituted benzodihydrofurans and benzodihydropyrans 2 were obtained by heating alcohol-phenols 1 in HMPA. New cyclic alkyl phenyl dimethylaminophosphoramidates 3 were also isolated. Their thermolysis was studied. This and other considerations show that bis(dimethylamino)phenol alkyl phosphorodiamidate 4 and by-product 3 are intermediates of an alternative two or threestep reaction pathway. This mechanistic study gave indications on choice of best experimental conditions for this new cyclodehydration method.