Synthesis of 3-(4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)acrylates through the tandem reaction of 3-(2-buta-2,3-dienoylphenoxy)acrylates†
Abstract
In this paper, we report a novel synthesis of 2-substituted 3-(4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)acrylates through base-catalyzed tandem reaction of the readily available 3-(2-buta-2,3-dienoylphenoxy)acrylates. This new synthetic strategy features extremely mild conditions and good to excellent yields.