Synthesis and Some Reactions of Coumarin‐3‐yl Crotononitrile Derivatives

Several new coumarinyl crotononitriles, 2a‐i, coumarinyl cinnamocoumarines 3a,b, 4‐amino‐3‐(substituted)‐3,4‐dihydrocoumarin 4a‐c and 9a‐c, nicotinic acid derivatives 10a,b and 4‐ethoxy‐3‐substituted‐3,4‐dihydrocoumarins 11, were synthesized from 3‐acetyl and/or 3‐benzoyl coumarin. The behavior of coumarin‐3‐yl crotononitriles 2a,b toward some electrophilic and nucleophilic reagents have been described with the aim of preparing some new heterocyclic compounds.