R. Cruzalmanza et al., BENTONITIC EARTH CATALYZED REARRANGEMENT OF ARYL 1,1-DIMETHYLPROPARGYL ETHERS - SYNTHESIS OF 2,2-DIMETHYL-2H-1-BENZOPYRANS, Journal of heterocyclic chemistry, 32(1), 1995, pp. 219-222
Mexican Bentonitic earth (Tonsil) catalyzed the Claisen rearrangement
of aryl 1,1-dimethylpropargyl ethers under mild conditions to provide
2,2-dimethyl-2H-1-benzopyrans. The synthesis of encecalin 2f and desme
thoxyencecalin 2i, two biologically active products among other natura
l products (2b, 2e) was performed by this procedure.