Convenient One-Pot Synthesis of Chromone Derivatives and Their Antifungal and Antibacterial Evaluation

A one-pot method for the synthesis of chromone derivatives from the reaction of 2-hydroxyacetophenones with aliphatic or aromatic acid chlorides is reported. Esterification and Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement were promoted by t-BuOK, which was followed directly by acid-catalyzed cyclization in one pot. Some of 2-cyclohexyl- and 2-cyclohexylmethyl-substituted chromones displayed activity against plant pathogenic fungal strains. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications (R) to view the free supplemental file.