A Simple and Efficient Synthesis of 2-Methyl-2-trifluoromethylchroman-4-ones from 2-Trifluoromethyl-4H-chromen-4-imines and Malonic Acid

Vyacheslav Ya  Sosnovskikh; Boris I.  Usachev

doi:10.1055/s-2002-35233

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A Simple and Efficient Synthesis of 2-Methyl-2-trifluoromethylchroman-4-ones from 2-Trifluoromethyl-4H-chromen-4-imines and Malonic Acid

Vyacheslav Ya. Sosnovskikh*, Boris I. Usachev
Department of Chemistry, Ural State University, 620083 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Fax: +7(3432)615978; e-Mail: Vyacheslav.Sosnovskikh@usu.ru;

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N-Benzyl-2-trifluoromethyl-4H-chromen-4-imines and malonic acid on heating in anhydrous dioxane afford 2-trifluoromethyl-2-methylchroman-4-ones in ∼60% yield. 2-Methyl-2-trifluoromethyl-4-oxochromane-6-carbaldehyde and 2-methyl-2-trifluoromethyl-4-oxochromane-6-carboxylic acid, the fluorinated analogues of natural lactarochromal and the corresponding acid, were obtained by the oxidation of 2,6-dimethyl-2-trifluoromethylchroman-4-one with K₂S₂O₈.

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N-benzyl-2-trifluoromethyl-4H-chromen-4-imines - malonic acid - 2-methyl-2-trifluoromethylchroman-4-ones - oxidation - fluorinated analogues of natural compounds

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