Annulation of quinone methides with 2-benzylidene dithiolanes: synthesis of spirochroman dithiolanes

Org Biomol Chem. 2023 Jun 21;21(24):4962-4966. doi: 10.1039/d3ob00583f.

Abstract

An expeditious and regioselective approach towards the construction of a spiro-chroman motif is described. Quinone methides underwent a PTSA catalyzed annulation with 2-benzylidene dithiolanes to afford spiro-chroman dithiolanes in high yields. The synthetic versatility of the dithiolane motif was demonstrated by converting the adduct to coumarin, 3,4-dihydrocoumarin and chroman derivatives.