“…Obtained as a white solid; mp: 137-138 • C (lit (Specht, Martic & Farid, 1982) 137-139 • C); IR (cm −1 ): 3408, 1714, 1657, 1609, 1567; 1 H-NMR (CDCl 3 , 500 MHz) δ 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.90 (d, J = 7.23 Hz, 2H), 7.67-7.60 (m, 3H), 7.49 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H) ppm; 13 C{ 1 H}-NMR (CDCl 3 , 101 MHz) δ 191.8 (C), 158.5 (C), 154.9 (C), 145.6 (CH), 136.3 (C), 134.0 (CH), 133.8 (CH), 129.7 (CH), 129.3 (CH), 128.7 (CH), 127.2 (C), 125.1 (CH), 118.3 (C), 117.1 (CH) ppm. 3-Benzoyl-6-bromo-2H -chromen-2-one (12b); (Wang et al, 2012) (24 h, 465 mg, 47%). Obtained as a white solid; mp: 171-176 • C (lit (Wang et al, 2012) 171-172 • C); IR (cm −1 ): 3413, 3069, 1717, 1656, 1619, 1598; 1 H-NMR (CDCl 3 , 500 MHz) δ 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.87 (d, J = 7.43 Hz, 2H), 7.72 (d, J = 7.13 Hz, 2H), 7.63 (t, J = 7 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 9.06 Hz, 1H) ppm; 13 C{ 1 H}-NMR (CDCl 3 , 101 MHz) δ 191.2 (C), 157.8 (C), 153.6 (C), 143.9 (CH), 136.4 (CH), 136.0 (C), 134.2 (CH), 131.4 (CH), 129.7 (CH), 128.8 (CH), 128.2 (C), 119.8 (C), 118.8 (CH), 117.7 (C) ppm.…”