Patent ID: 6963002

Claim:
A process for the preparation of 4,4-dimethyl-6-ethynylthiochroman comprising: (a) reacting 4,4-dimethyl-6-acetylthiochroman of the formula with an acid chloride and an amido-group containing compound of the general formula wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl of from 1 to about 15 carbon atoms and R 1 and R 2 can be the same or different and are hydrocarbyls of from 1 to about 15 carbon atoms or R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded are joined together to form a heterocyclic group, optionally containing one or more additional heterocyclic atoms, or one of R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which it is bonded are joined together with the carbonyl radical to form a heterocyclic group, optionally containing one or more additional heterocyclic atoms to form a β-chloro vinyl carbonyl compound intermediate of the general formula wherein R has the aforestated meanings; and (b) reacting the β-chloro vinyl carbonyl compound intermediate with an alkali metal hydroxide to provide the 4,4-dimethyl-6-ethynylthiochroman.