Gold(III)-Catalyzed Tandem Conjugate Addition/Annulation of 4-Hydroxycoumarins with α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

• DOI: 10.1021/jo201342m
• Publication Date: 2011-09-27T21:18:32Z
• Authors: Yunkui Liu; Jie Zhu; Jianqiang Qian; Bo Jiang; Zhenyuan Xu
• Keywords: Annulation; Conjugate; Tandem

An efficient and selective approach for the synthesis of functionalized pyranocoumarins has been developed via a gold(III)-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/annulation reaction 4-hydroxycoumarins with α,β-unsaturated ketones.