A new route to synthesis of 3-substituted 2H-chromenes from salicylaldehyde based on Wittig reaction, alkylation and ring-closing metathesis ( RCM ) is described. In the new synthetic way, the 3-substituted 2H-chromenes were respectively prepared from the salicylaldehyde through a sequent reactions that was reacted with chloroacetone, 2-bromoacetophenone and 2-bromo-4’-methoxyacetophenone. Then, the vinylbenzene compounds reacted with the Grubbs’ 2nd catalyst in dichloromethane via ring-closing metathesis ( RCM ) to give the desired compounds.