Cd. Gabbutt et al., THE GENERATION AND REACTIONS OF 3,4-DIDEHYDRO-2H-[1]BENZOPYRAN, A HIGHLY STRAINED HETEROCYCLE, Tetrahedron letters, 37(8), 1996, pp. 1313-1316
Reaction of 3,4-dibromo-2,2,6,8-tetramethyl-2H-[1]benzopyran with eith
er organolithium reagents or magnesium generates the novel aryne, 3,4-
didehydro-2H-[1]benzopyran. Cycloaddition with dienes gives access to
the dibenzo[b,d]pyran system.