Synlett 2022; 33(14): 1399-1404
DOI: 10.1055/a-1797-0386
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Organic Chemistry in Thailand

Direct Synthesis of Coumarin Derivatives from Alkynoic Esters via Dual Organocatalysis

Peerawat Saejong
,
Siriphong Somprasong
,
Chaiwat Rujirasereesakul
,
This research was supported by Mahidol University (Basic Research Fund: fiscal year 2022, Grant Number BRF1-053/2565). P.S. and C.R. are grateful for the financial support through a scholarship from the Development and Promotion of Science and Technology Talents Project (DPST) and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST). Support from the Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH–CIC), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand is gratefully acknowledged.


Abstract

An efficient synthetic method for coumarin derivatives was developed using a dual organocatalytic reaction. A combination of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate and piperidine was found to efficiently catalyze the cyclization between salicylaldehydes and alkynoic esters to give various coumarin derivatives in good yield and high selectivity. Mechanistic and kinetic data suggested that the conjugate addition between piperidine and alkynoic esters played a crucial role in the reaction mechanism.

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Publication History

Received: 14 February 2022

Accepted after revision: 14 March 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
14 March 2022

Article published online:
01 April 2022

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