(E)-Alkyl ortho-hydroxycinnamates cyclize to coumarins at elevated temperatures of 140–250 °C. We find that the use of tri-n-butylphosphane (20 mol %) as a nucleophilic organocatalyst in MeOH solution allows cyclization to take place under much milder conditions (60–70 °C). Several coumarins were prepared, starting from ortho-hydroxyarylaldehydes, by Wittig reaction with Ph3P=CHCO2Me to (E)-methyl ortho-hydroxycinnamates, followed by the phosphane catalyzed cyclization.
(
E)-烷基
ortho-
羟基肉桂酸酯在140–250°C的高温下环化为
香豆素。我们发现,在MeOH溶液中使用三-
n-丁基膦(20 mol%)作为亲核有机催化剂,可以在更温和的条件下(60–70°C)进行环化。通过Wittig反应将
ortho-羟基芳基醛与Ph
3P=CHCO
2Me反应,制备了几种
香豆素,得到(
E)-甲基
ortho-
羟基肉桂酸酯,随后进行膦催化的环化。