2,2-Dimethoxypropane reacts with a variety of o-hydroxybenzaldimines in the
presence of a catalytic amount of scandium triflate at ambient temperature
to afford a series of new compounds, 3,4-dihydro-4-amino-2-methoxy-2-methy
l-2H-1-benzopyrans, in high yields, with good diastereoselectivity. BF3. OE
2, is also found to mediate this transformation under mild reaction conditi
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