Abstract Starting from ethyl propionylacetate, and ethyl 2-ethylacetoacetate we prepared 4- propyl-7, 8-, 4-propyl-6, 7-, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-7, 8-and 3-ethyl-4-methyl-6, 7-dihydroxy-2H- chromenones which were allowed to react with the bis-dihalides or ditosylates of glycols in