A Facile Synthesis of Highly Functionalized 4-Arylcoumarins via Kostanecki Reactions Mediated by DBU

An efficient synthesis of 4-arylcoumarins has been accomplished via Kostanecki reactions of 2-hydroxybenzophenones with acetic anhydride employing DBU at ambient temperature. Using the same strategy, several 2-acyloxybenzophenone derivatives were readily converted to 3,4-difunctionalized coumarins....

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Main Authors: Kee-In Lee, Jin-Soo Hwang, Sun-Ah Lee, In-Taek Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
DBU
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/8/6313/