a Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia b Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ašker?eva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract:
The Knoevenagel reaction between 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes and active methylene compounds (malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate) produces iminocoumarins and/or coumarins. In order to study the reactivity of the prepared iminocoumarins, chlorination and reaction with N-nucleophiles were studied.