Fast Efficient and General PASE Approach to Medicinally Relevant 4H,5H‐Pyrano‐[4,3‐b]pyran‐5‐one and 4,6‐Dihydro‐5H‐pyrano‐[3,2‐c]pyridine‐5‐one Scaffolds

The general ‘on‐solvent’ PASE approach was found to be medicinally relevant for 4H,5H‐pyrano[4,3‐b]pyran‐5‐one and 4,6‐dihydro‐5H‐pyrano[3,2‐c]pyridine‐5‐one scaffolds. Ammonium acetate‐catalyzed multicomponent reaction of aldehydes and two different C–H acids in the presence of small amounts of EtOH results in fast (3 – 15 min) and efficient formation of scaffolds, promising for many diverse oriented medical applications.