Chroman skeleton exists in many natural and synthetic biologically active materials. A highly efficient method for the synthesis of chromans via reaction of phenols with prenyl bromide catalyzed by zinc chloride is described, which provides a practical process to afford this type of biologically important compounds in good yields using commercially available and inexpensive catalyst under mild conditions.
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