A novel and efficient synthesis of 3-aryl-5-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)pyridin-2(1H)-ones by re-cyclization of N-(oxopyranochromenyl)acetamides and their antineoplastic screening

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/s11696-018-0566-8

Abstract: We have developed a novel, simple and efficient methodology for preparation of yet unknown 3-aryl-5-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)pyridin-2(1H)-ones 3(a–g) by EtONa driven re-cyclization of N-(3-aryl-2-oxo-2,5-dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromen-5-yl)acetamides 2(a