Abstract
Synthesis of substituted coumarins via reactions of resorcinol and substituted resorcinol with ethyl acetoacetate and ethyl α-methylacetoacetate (Pechmann reaction) are reported, in which the production of environmentally harmful waste streams is minimized by the use of a novel solid acid catalyst.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
VRR thanks Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi for the award of a Senior Research Fellowship.