Abstract
A simple and efficient approach to synthesize a novel pyrrolocoumarin 9-hydroxy-8H-pyrano[3,2-f]indol-2-one (7) has been described. Starting from vanillin, the key intermediate 7-methoxy-1H-indol-6-yl propiolate (6) was synthesized in six steps. Then, the target compound was obtained by forming pyrone-ring and demethylation simultaneously in one step. A plausible mechanism invoking PtCl4 catalyzed one-step reaction of cyclization and demethylation was also presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1406-1410 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 1 Sep 2015 |