Synthesis of new condensed and cyclized coumarin derivatives

Condensation of 4-chloro-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbonitrile with selected heteroarylamines in acetonitrile containing a catalytic amount of triethylamine, followed by intramolecular cyclization, gave the new coumarin derivatives with yields ranging from 43 % to 78 %. The novel compounds were subjected to acid hydrolysis giving the corresponding oxo derivatives in 66–70 % yield. The structural assignments of the synthesized compounds were based on elemental, IR, 1H and 13C NMR analyses.