Pseudo three-component approach to coumarin-annulated azepines: synthesis of coumarin[3,4-b]azepines†
Abstract
A series of coumarin-annulated azepines were synthesized via acid-catalyzed condensation of 3-amino-4-hydroxycoumarin with two equivalents of substituted acetophenones in toluene with moderate to good yields. A plausible mechanism for this pseudo three-component reaction was proposed.