TY - EJOUR AU - Hosseini, Hadis AU - Ghazanfari, Dadkhoda AU - Nezamabadi, Vida PY - 2024 DA - February TI - A new method for synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyrans and dihydropyrano[c]chromenes using p-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid as catalyst in water T2 - Iranian Journal of Catalysis VL - 3 L1 - https://oiccpress.com/iranian-journal-of-catalysis/article/a-new-method-for-synthesis-of-tetrahydrobenzobpyrans-and-dihydropyranocchromenes-using-p-dodecylbenzenesulfonic-acid-as-catalyst-in-water/ N2 - p-Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) was used as a catalyst for a simple and efficient one-pot synthesis of aryl substititued tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyrans and dihydropyrano[c]chromens via initial Knoevenagel, subsequent Micheal and final heterocyclization reactions of aryl aldehyde, malononitrile and 4-hydroxycoumarin/dimedone in moderate to excellent yields. The present method was operationally simple and use of water as the reaction medium made the process environmentally benign. IS - 4 PB - OICC Press KW - Tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyran, Green media, Dihydropyrano[c]chromen, p-Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) EN -