Monday, May 19, 2008
Student Union Building, Upper (Queensborough Community College)
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Synthesis of 3-Substituted Coumarins by the Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction

Mariam N. Israiel, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

The preparation of heterocyclic compounds under solvent-free conditions offers several key advantages and represents an important class of compounds with elevated biological activity and industrial importance. The microwave-assisted synthesis of a series of 3-Substituted Coumarins via the condensation of a series of 2-hydroxyaldehydes and dimethylmalonate on silica gel is explored