
%0 Journal Article
%A Pardanani, NH 
%A Trivedi, KN 
%T Studies in the synthesis of furocoumarins. XIV. Synthesis of psoralene from 2-bromoresorcinol
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1972/07/01
%V 25
%N 7
%P 1537-1542
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9721537
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9721537 
%X A synthesis of psoralene and alkylpsoralenes from 2-bromoresorcinol is described. Treatment of 2-iodomethyl-8-oxo-2,3-dihydro-8H-furo[2,3.h][l]benzopyran with sodium and ethanol is shown to yield 2-methyl-8-oxo-8H-furo[2,3-h][1]- benzopyran rather than the corresponding dihydrofuran. 
