Synthesis of New Naturally Occuring 4-Phenyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.61.2277

5,7-Dimethoxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one and 5,7-dimethoxy-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, two new neoflavonoids occuring in Courtarea hexandra have been synthesized via Pechmann condensation.Attempts made to synthesize another 4-arylcoumarin, 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, constituent of the same plant, led to the formation of the hitherto unknown 2-ethoxy-6-hydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one.