Page 1. Synthesis of 3-Halogenated Flavonoids via Electrophile-Promoted Cyclization of 2-(3-Aryl-2-propynoyl)anisoles Chi-Fong Lin ( ), Tsai-Hui Duh ( ), Wen-Der Lu ( ), Jeng-Lin Lee ( ), Chia-Ying Lee ( ), Chin-Chau Chen ( ) and Ming-Jung Wu* ( ) School of Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC ... (Eq. 2) The formation of 184 J. Chin. Chem. Soc., Vol. 51, No. 1, 2004 Lin et al. O Ph OMe O O Ph X O OMe Ph X + additive ...