“…7 b DMEA has been successfully utilized in the synthesis of methylene-bridged biindoles, 7 a triazines, 7 b pyrimido[1,2- a ]benzimidazoles, 7 c pyrimido[1,2- b ]indazoles, 7 c pyrrolo[1,2- a ]quinoxalines, 7 d quinazolin-4-ones, 7 d benzo[4,5]imidazoquinazolines, 7 d spironaphthalenones, 7 e and 1,3-naphthoxazines 7 f (Scheme 1c). Intrigued by these findings and driven by our long-term interest in the construction of diverse heterocycles, 9 synthesis of naphthofurans and benzochromanes from 2-naphthols and DMEA was conducted. In most cases, when C–C double or triple bonds are involved in the cycloaddition reaction, both carbons of these bonds take part in the construction of newly formed rings.…”