

FORMAL [3+3] CYCLOADDITION REACTION OF 4-HYDROXYTHIOCOUMARIN TO 4Н-CHROMENE-3-CARBALDEHYDES: SYNTHESIS OF THIOCHROMENO[3',4':5,6]PYRANO[2,3-b]CHROMEN-6-ONES

Abstract
A cascade reaction of 4-hydroxythiocoumarin and 4Н-chromene-3-carbaldehydes was developed, consisting of Knoevenagel condensation and oxa-6π electrocyclization in the presence of ammonium acetate as catalyst. A series of polycyclic acetals containing a fused thiocoumarin moiety were obtained.
Keywords
1H-benzo[f]chromene-2-carbaldehydes; 4-hydroxythiocoumarin; 4Н-chromene-3-carbaldehydes; Knoevenagel condensation; formal [3+3] cycloaddition; electrocyclization.
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