Silica-bonded S-sulfonic acid (SBSSA)-catalyzed, facile, one-pot, three-component coupling of 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione (dimedone) or 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile at reflux temperature is described for preparation of 2-amino-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromene derivatives. 2-Amino-3-cyano-6-methyl-4-phenyl-4H-pyran-5-ethylcarboxylate derivatives can also be prepared in good yield under the same experimental conditions by use of ethyl acetoacetate, aldehydes, and malononitrile. The catalyst, silica-bonded S-sulfonic acid, was reused and recycled without any loss of activity or product yield.
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