Abstract
When we attempted to synthesize (E)‐3‐(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol‐5‐ylmethylene)‐4‐(propan‐2‐ylidene)‐dihydrofuran‐2,5‐dione, we found a novel rearrangement and obtained the unexpected compound that is assigned as benzo‐medium‐ring anhydride instead of the expected compound. We described the novel rearrangement and a potential method for the synthesis of benzo‐medium‐ring anhydride derivatives.
Acknowledgment
This study was supported by the Foundation of the Ministry of Education (Grant No. 104112) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Grant No. Y2005B12).