The Synthesis of Some Pyrano[2,3-g]chromene-2,7-diones and Furo[2,3-g]chromen-6-ones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jhet.5570350117

The o-hydroxyformylcoumarin 5b, easily prepared from compound 1, is further transformed to the title coumarin derivatives 7, 10, 19a-c via its initial Wittig olefination with ylides 2b, 8, 18a-c respectively. Coumarins 16a,b were also formed by treatment of 5b with compounds 15a,b. The preparation of the interesting furocoumarin derivatives 11, 14, 20b,c as well as of compound 13 is also described.