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Abstract
The DBU-mediated annulations of 2-aryl-3-nitro-2H-chromenes with 1,3-cyclohexanediones have been developed. This reaction involves a highly efficient domino sequence consisting of regioselective intermolecular Michael addition, intramolecular nucleophilic addition and aromatization as key unit steps. The reaction appears to be general for a variety of 2-aryl-3-nitro-2H-chromenes and tolerates the presence of aromatic moieties with electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents. This transformation provides a straightforward synthetic protocol for constructing benzofuro[2,3-c]chromenone derivatives.
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1 Yangzhou University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.268415.c)
2 Jining Medical University, College of Basic Medicine, Jining, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.449428.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 1797 7280)





