Synthesis 1994; 1994(8): 837-840
DOI: 10.1055/s-1994-25585
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The First Synthesis of 7-Alkylthio-2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromenes, the Sulfur Analogs of Natural and Synthetic Precocenes

Péter Sebök* , Tibor Tímár, Tibor Eszenyi, Tamás Patonay
  • *Department of Chemical Research, Alkaloida Chem. Co. Ltd., Tiszavasvári, H-4440 Hungary
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17 September 2002 (online)

A new and expeditious synthesis of 7-alkylthio-2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromenes in good overall yield (59-72%), utilising the Newman-Kwart rearrangement of 7-(N,N-dimethylthiocarbamoyloxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-chromanones as the key step, is described