Letters in Organic Chemistry

Author(s): Xinwen You, Hua Yu, Mangang Wang, Jun Wu and Zhicai Shang

DOI: 10.2174/157017812799303953

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A Green Method for the Synthesis of 3-Substituted Coumarins Catalyzed by L-Lysine in Water Via Knoevenagel Condensation

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Abstract

L-lysine was applied to the synthesis of 3-substituted coumarins through the condensation of various salicylaldehyde with reactive methylene compounds in water. In this work, waste minimization, catalyst recovery, simple operation and easier product work-up were achieved.

Keywords: Coumarins, green chemistry, knoevenagel condensation, L-lysine, water, optical brightening agents, fluorescent, laser dyes, ethyl acetoacetate, microwave irradiation