Molecular iodine catalysed one-pot synthesis of chromeno[4,3-b]quinolin-6-ones under microwave irradiation†‡
Abstract
We demonstrate a facile one pot approach for the regioselective synthesis of chromeno[4,3-b]quinolin-6-one derivatives in excellent yields under microwave (MW) irradiation. This transformation presumably proceeds via a three-component tandem annulation of 4-hydroxycoumarin with aromatic aldehydes and aromatic amines, involving a Povarov type reaction.