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HRID 1176814Generated: October 27, 2026

Boron tribromide → 6-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBoron tribromideHCID 25134—
Reactant3-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acidHCID 114578—
Product6-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-oneHCID 99477—

Reaction Steps

In scheme F, 2,5-dimethoxycinnamic acid 15 is treated with boron tribromide (BBr3) to form 6-hydroxycoumarin 16. 6-Hydroxycoumarin 16 can be protected as the bis-methoxymethyl ether (MOM) 17a using N,N-diisopropylethylamine (iPr2NEt) and MOMCl or as the benzyl ether (Bn) 17b using cesium carbonate (CsCO3) and benzyl bromide (BnBr).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07842822B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_11
ORD IDord-d61479f04d0542ab80cd38528891851f
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_11