Abstract
A protocol has been developed for the synthesis of the linear naphthopyran 16, by the TiCl4-catalyzed isomerization of 2,5-dimethyl dioxolane 1, having a methoxy group at position 1′ and a bromine atom at position 4′ of the naphthyl precursor to favor isomerization at position 2′.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors thank the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the Cannon Collins Trust for financial assistance.