Protonation of the reactive 1:1 intermediate produced in the reaction betwe
en triphenylphosphine and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate by hydroquinone,
resorcinol, catechol or pyrogallol leads to vinylphosphonium salts, which u
ndergo Michael addition with the conjugate base of the hydroxy acid to prod
uce highly functionalized 2-oxo-2H-chromene derivatives in good yields. (C)
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