Reductive Self Coupling of 4-Oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-3-carboxaldehyde
Abstract
The title aldehyde 1 gives the bischromones 2, 3 and disalicyloylbenzene 5 with sodium naphthalenide; a mixture of 3 and chromanone 22 with zinc in methanol; 3, carbinol 6 and diol 8 with zinc in acetic acid; and acetates 7 and 9 with Zn–Ac2O–AcONa.