Regioselective Synthesis of Furo[3,2-c][1]benzopyran-4-one and Furo[3,2-c]quinolin-4-one

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Krishna C. Majumdar and Trijit Bhattacharyya


Abstract

4-Hydroxycoumarins and 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-quinolone react with chloroacetaldehyde in the presence of aqueous potassium carbonate to give 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofuro derivatives (60–75%) which on treatment with aqueous hydrochloric acid provide furo[3,2-c]coumarins and the hitherto unreported 5-methylfuro[3,2-c]quinolin-4-one in nearly quantitative yields.


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