2000 Volume 48 Issue 6 Pages 861-864
6H-Dibenzo[b, d]pyran-6-one, 6H-benzo[d]naphtho[1, 2-b]pyran-6-one, and their derivatives were prepared via the palladium mediated aryl-aryl coupling reaction of aryl ortho-halobenzoate. The short step synthesis of arnottin I (1) was achieved this method.