C‐C Bond Formation by Radical Cyclization: Regioselective Synthesis of [6,6] Pyrano pyran System

Abstract Abstract: A number of 4‐aryloxymethyl pyrano[3,2‐c][1]benzopyran‐5‐(2H)‐ones 3(a–f) were prepared by refluxing 4‐chloromethyl pyrano[3,2‐c][1]benzopyran‐5‐(2H)‐ones 1(a,b) with o‐bromophenols 2(a–c) in acetone in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate and sodium iodide in 70–80% yield. Compounds 3(a–f) were then subjected to radical cyclization by refluxing with tri‐n‐butyltin chloride, sodium cyanoborohydride, and azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) in dry benzene for 4–5 h to give a cis‐diastereomeric mixture of [6,6]pyranopyran derivatives in 80–85% yield.