Transformations of 4-oxo-4H-chromene-3-carbaldehyde under the action of Fe(CO)5

Abstract
Transformations of 4-oxo-4H-chromene-3-carbaldehyde in the presence of pentacarbonyliron and HMPA in benzene and toluene were studied, and their probable mechanism was proposed. The structure of 3-(4-oxochroman-3-ylmethyl)-4H-chromen-4-one was determined by spectral methods and X-ray analysis.