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Treatment of 2-benzylidene derivatives 1a-k with potassium cyanide in
ethanol furnish 3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-2H-pyranoflavones 2a-k in qua
ntitative yield. The structures of the final products have been elucid
ated on the basis of spectral studies.