a Department of Chemistry, Firoozabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, P. O. Box 74715-117 Firoozabad, Iran;b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 71555-313, Iran
Abstract:
Melamine–formaldehyde resin supported H+ is used as an efficient catalyst in the Pechmann condensation reaction of phenols with β-ketoesters, in solvent-free media leading to the formation of coumarin derivatives using conventional heating and microwave irradiation in excellent yields with good purity.