2-Acetylhydroquinone → 2-(2,3-Difluorophenyl)-6-hydroxychroman-4-one

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2-(2,3-Difluorophenyl)-6-hydroxychroman-4-one was prepared as described for 2-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-hydroxychroman-4-one in Example 9(a) starting from 3.0 g of 2′,5′-dihydroxyacetophenone and 2.6 ml of 2,3-difluorobenzaldehyde. 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ: 9.51 (s, 1H), 7.53-7.46 (m, 2H), 7.31 (m, 1H), 7.14 (d, 1H, J 3.0 Hz), 7.05 (dd, 1H, 3 8.8, 3.0 Hz), 6.96 (d, 1H, J 8.8 Hz), 5.82 (dd, 1H, J 13.4, 2.8 Hz), 3.26 (dd, 1H, J −16.9, 13.4 Hz), 2.79 (dd, 1H, J −16.9, 2.8 Hz).

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