Coumarin reactions

Coumarin, reaction with ArNJ 243 Coupling components... 

Wang 0, Akhremitchev B and Walker G 0 1997 Femtosecond infrared and visible spectroscopy of photoinduced intermolecular electron transfer dynamics and solvent-solute reaction geometries Coumarin 337 in dimethylaniline J. Rhys. Chem. A 101 2735-8... 

One of the hits found in the Chem Inform reaction database is shown in the window for reaction substructure searches in Figure 10.3-55. It fits the synthesis problem perfectly, since in the synthesis direction it forms the coumarin ring system directly, in one step. 

Basic catalysts other than alkali acetates have been employed in the Perkin reaction thus salicylaldehyde condenses with acetic anhydride in the presence of triethylamine to yield coumarin (tlie lactone of the cis form of o-hydroxy-cinnamio acid) together with some of the acetyl derivative of the trans form (o-acetoxycoumaric acid) ... 

Coumarin. In a 250 ml. round-bottomed flask, provided with a small reflux condenser and a calcium chloride drying tube at the top, place 2 1 g, of salicylaldehyde, 2 0 ml. of anhydrous triethylamine and 5 0 ml. of acetic anhydride, and reflux the mixture gently for 12 hours. Steam distil the mixture from the reaction flask and discard the distillate. Render the residue in the flask basic to litmus with solid sodium bicarbonate, cool, filter the precipitated crude coumarin at the pump and wash it with a little cold water. Acidify the filtrate to Congo red with... 

The reaction of o-iodophenol, norbornadiene and CO proceeds via alkene and CO insertions to afford the lactone 562, which is converted into coumarin (563) by the retro-Diels-Alder reaction. In this coumarin synthesis, norbona-diene behaves as a masked acetylene[4)3],... 

Cycloaddition of COj with the dimethyl-substituted methylenecyclopropane 75 proceeds smoothly above 100 °C under pressure, yielding the five-membered ring lactone 76. The regiocheraistry of this reaction is different from that of above-mentioned diphenyl-substituted methylenecyclopropanes 66 and 67[61], This allylic lactone 76 is another source of trimethylenemethane when it is treated with Pd(0) catalyst coordinated by dppe in refluxing toluene to generate 77, and its reaction with aldehydes or ketones affords the 3-methylenetetrahy-drofuran derivative 78 as expected for this intermediate. Also, the lactone 76 reacts with a, /3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. The reaction of coumarin (79) with 76 to give the chroman-2-one derivative 80 is an example[62]. 

Reaction of chloroacetic acid with cyanide ion yields cyanoacetic acid [372-09-8] C2H2NO2, (8) which is used in the formation of coumarin, malonic acid and esters, and barbiturates. Reaction of chloroacetic acid with hydroxide results in the formation of glycoUc acid [79-14-1]. 

Perkin Reaction. A product of significant commercial importance, coumarin [91-64-5] is made by the reaction of sahcylaldehyde with acetic anhydride and sodium acetate, a Perkin reaction (61). 

Make acid yields coumaUc acid when treated with fuming sulfuric acid (19). Similar treatment of malic acid in the presence of phenol and substituted phenols is a facile method of synthesi2ing coumarins that are substituted in the aromatic nucleus (20,21) (see Coumarin). Similar reactions take place with thiophenol and substituted thiophenols, yielding, among other compounds, a red dye (22) (see Dyes and dye intermediates). Oxidation of an aqueous solution of malic acid with hydrogen peroxide (qv) cataly2ed by ferrous ions yields oxalacetic acid (23). If this oxidation is performed in the presence of chromium, ferric, or titanium ions, or mixtures of these, the product is tartaric acid (24). Chlorals react with malic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid or other acidic catalysts to produce 4-ketodioxolones (25,26). 

Weak to moderate chemiluminescence has been reported from a large number of other Hquid-phase oxidation reactions (1,128,136). The Hst includes reactions of carbenes with oxygen (137), phenanthrene quinone with oxygen in alkaline ethanol (138), coumarin derivatives with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid (139), nitriles with alkaline hydrogen peroxide (140), and reactions that produce electron-accepting radicals such as HO in the presence of carbonate ions (141). In the latter, exemplified by the reaction of h on(II) with H2O2 and KHCO, the carbonate radical anion is probably a key intermediate and may account for many observations of weak chemiluminescence in oxidation reactions. 

For more specific analysis, chromatographic methods have been developed. Using reverse-phase columns and uv detection, hplc methods have been appHed to the analysis of nicotinic acid and nicotinamide in biological fluids such as blood and urine and in foods such as coffee and meat. Derivatization techniques have also been employed to improve sensitivity (55). For example, the reaction of nicotinic amide with DCCI (AT-dicyclohexyl-0-methoxycoumarin-4-yl)methyl isourea to yield the fluorescent coumarin ester has been reported (56). After separation on a reversed-phase column, detection limits of 10 pmol for nicotinic acid have been reported (57). 

Reduction. Coumarin is reduced to o-hydroxycinnamyl alcohol by reaction with lithium aluminum hydride (21). By reaction with diborane coumarin gives o-aUylphenol [1745-81 -9] (22). 

Bisulfite Reaction. Coumarin combines readily with sodium bisulfite solutions to form soluble sodium 3- or 4-hydrosulfonates (23). Coumarin can be regenerated by acidification and this method has been used for its purification. 

Halogenation. Coumarin reacts with bromine under moderate conditions to give 3,4-dibromocoumarin [42974-18-5] (24). The 3-bromocoumarin [939-18-4] and 3,6-dibromocoumarin [58309-97-0] are formed under more drastic conditions (25). 3-Chlorocoumarin [92-45-5] is formed by reaction with chlorine in dichloroethane (26) or without solvent (27). 

From Phenol. In the type of condensation discovered by von Pechmaim in 1883, coumarin is formed by reaction of phenol [108-95-2] with malic (34), maleic, or fumaric acids (35—38) in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid. 

The Pechmaim reaction has found extensive appHcations for the synthesis of numerous coumarin derivatives (39). Coumarin derivatives substituted in the pyrone ring can be obtained by condensing phenol with beta-ketoesters. For example, 4-methylcoumarin (3) is obtained with ethyl acetoacetate... 

Coumarin can also be formed by the reaction of phenol with diketene (40). Similarly, diphenols can react with hydroxycarboxyUc acids or beta-ketoesters to give hydroxycoumaria derivatives. The reaction of resorciaol with malic acid produces umbeUiferone (7-hydroxycoumaria) and its reaction with ethyl acetoacetate gives beta-methylumbeUiferone (7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumaria). 

The Perkin reaction is of importance for the iadustrial production of coumarin and a number of modifications have been studied to improve it, such as addition of a trace of iodine (46) addition of oxides or salts of metals such as iron, nickel, manganese, or cobalt (47) addition of catalytic amounts of pyridine (48) or piperidine (49) replacement of sodium acetate by potassium carbonate (50,51) or by cesium acetate (52) and use of alkaU metal biacetate... 

Anthocyanidins were first synthesi2ed by reaction of an aryl Grignard reagent with a coumarin (93). 

The literature had reported the preparation of a coumarin hydroxylamine by the reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin with hydroxylamine. A reinvestigation of the reaction showed the product to be l,2-benzisoxazole-3-acetic acid (Scheme 172) (69JHC279). 

Coumarin, 7-amino-7-(diethylamino)-, I, 333 Coumarin, 7-amino-4-methyl-fluorescence spectra, 3, 601 Coumarin, 7-amino-3-phenyl-brightening agents, I, 339 Coumarin, 4-aryl-occurrence, 3, 677 synthesis, 3, 810 Coumarin, 3-arylazo-4-hydroxy-structure, 3, 643 Coumarin, 3-bromo-reactions... 

Coumarin, 6-ethoxycarbonyl-4,5,7-trihydroxy-synthesis, 3, 805-806 Coumarin, 3-hydroxy-Mannich reaction, 3, 680 mass spectra, 3, 609 Coumarin, 4-hydroxy-alkylation, 3, 692 azo dyes from, I, 331 electrophilic substitution, 2, 30 IR spectra, 3, 596 Mannich reaction, 3, 680 mass spectra, 2, 23 3, 609 molecular structure, 3, 622 reactions... 

Kojic acid — see also Pyran-4-one, 5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-, 3, 611 acylation, 3, 697 application, 3, 880 occurrence, 3, 692 reactions, 3, 714, 715 with amines, 3, 700 with phenylhydrazine, 3, 700 synthesis, 3, 810 Kokusagine occurrence, 4, 989 Kokusaginine occurrence, 4, 989 synthesis, 4, 990 Koopmans theorem, 2, 135 Kostanecki-Robinson reaction chromone and coumarin formation in, 3, 819-821 mechanism, 3, 820 flavones, 3, 819... 

Comforth has reviewed literature reports and independently studied the special cases of reaction of 1 with salicylaldehyde and with 2-acetoxybenzaldehyde. Coumarins (10) are afforded in the condensation of 1 with salicylaldehyde or its imine, whereas when 2-acetoxybenzaldehyde is used, acetoxy oxazolone 12 is the major product. The initial aldol condensation product between the oxazolone and 2-acetoxybenzaldehyde is the 4-(a-hydroxybenzyl)oxazolone 11, in which base-catalyzed intramolecular transacetylation is envisioned. The product 9 (R = Ac) can either be acetylated on the phenolic hydroxy group, before or after loss of acetic acid, to yield the oxazolone 12, or it can rearrange, by a second intramolecular process catalyzed by base and acid, to the hydrocoumarin, which loses acetic acid to yield 10. When salicylaldehyde is the starting material, aldol intermediate 9 (R = H) can rearrange directly to a hydrocoumarin. Comforth also accessed pure 4-(2 -hydroxyphenylmethylene)-2-phenyloxazol-5(4//)-one (13) through hydrolysis of 12 with 88% sulfuric acid. 

The conversion of c>-hydroxyaryl ketones la to chromones 2a and/or coumarins 3a with aliphatic acid anhydrides in the presence of the sodium or potassium salt of the corresponding acid and the reaction between lb and aromatic acid anhydrides and the salt of the corresponding acid to form flavones 2b (Allan-Robinson) is called the Kostanecki-Robinson (K-R) reaction. ... 

Although the literature refers to the formation of chromones/coumarins as the Kostanecki reaction (and often the Kostanecki-Robinson reaction) and the synthesis of flavones as the Allan-Robinson reaction, others have chosen to merge the two reactions and refer to both transformations as the Kostanecki-Robinson reaction. This section will follow the latter school of thought, and use the Kostanecki-Robinson (K-R) nomenclature. 

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