Synthesis of novel substituted pyrano annulated flavones

Abstract

A simple and efficient one pot method has been developed for the synthesis of some new functionalized pyrano fused flavone derivatives, alkyl 4,8-dioxo-2-phenyl-4,8-dihydropyrano[2,3-f]chromene-10-carboxylates and dialkyl 4-oxo-2-phenyl-4,8-dihydropyrano[2,3-f]chromene-8,9-dicarboxylates, from 7-hydroxy flavones and 7-hydroxy 8-formyl flavones using dialkylacetalynedicarboxylates in the presence of triphenyl phosphine. The structures of all synthesized compounds were elucidated by FT-IR, 1H and 13C NMR and Mass spectral analysis.