• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.75-77
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• 1993

The cycloaddition reaction of N-phenyl-C-cinnamonitrilimine 4 to coumarin leads to the for-mation of 3-styrylbenzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazole derivative 6, whereas 3-phenylsulfonylcoumarin 9 or 3-bromocoumain 10 or 3-cyanocoumarin 11 gives 1-styrylbenzopyrano[3,4]pyrazole derivative 7. Also, the cycloaddition of 4 to 3-acetylocoumarin 15 and 3-benzoylocumain 16 gives the corresponding dihydropyrano[3,4-c]pyrazole adducts 17 and 18 respectively. Oxidation of 17 and 18 gives 7.