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Table 3 Synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyran in the presence of nano-SiO2/DBN at 60 ºC in H2O/EtOH (1:1)a

From: Nano-SiO2/DBN: an efficacious and reusable catalyst for one-pot synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyran derivatives

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Entry

Ra

Product

Time (min)

Yield (%)b

M.P (°C) found

M.P (°C) reported (refs.)

1

C6H5-

4a

20

85

232‒234

234‒235 [22]

2

4-Cl-C6H4-

4b

15

92

214‒216

215‒216 [22]

3

2-Cl–C6H4-

4c

35

81

217‒218

218‒219 [23]

4

2,6-Cl2-C6H3-

4d

50

79

245‒247

250‒252 [23]

5

4-NO2-C6H4-

4e

15

89

181‒183

181‒182 [27]

6

3-NO2-C6H4-

4f

20

91

215‒217

217‒218 [27]

7

2-NO2-C6H4-

4 g

35

80

232‒234

233‒234 [22]

8

4-Br-C6H4-

4 h

30

89

199‒201

197‒201 [13]

9

4-F-C6H4-

4i

40

91

192‒194

191‒193 [15]

10

4-CN-C6H4-

4j

25

85

231‒233

226‒228 [24]

11

4-OCH3-C6H4-

4 k

25

70

208‒210

208‒212 [23]

12

3,4-(OCH3)2-C6H3-

4 l

50

82

175‒176

206‒208 [25]

13

4-OH-C6H4-

4 m

40

78

217‒219

214‒216 [23]

14

4-(CH3)2CH-C6H4-

4n

30

90

197‒199

203‒207 [13]

15

4-CO2CH3-C6H4-

4o

15

78

257‒259

259‒260 [27]

16

1,4-Phenylene

4p

50

91

285 (d)c

270 (d) [26]

17

2-Furyl-

4q

25

84

216‒218

217‒219 [23]

18

Pentyl-

4r

20

83

162‒164

164‒165 [27]

19

Styryl-

4 s

30

90

217‒219

218‒218 [23]

  1. 4a-s are the synthesized tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyrans with different R
  2. aReaction conditions: malononitrile (1 mmol), aldehyde (1 mmol), dimedone (1 mmol) and nano-SiO2/DBN (0.03 g)
  3. bIsolated yield
  4. cDecomposed