A three-component reaction for the synthesis of new coumarin-fused tetracyclic system from
4-hydroxycoumarin, aldehydes, and 5-aminopyrazoles/5-aminoisoxazole is described. In the presence of
acetic acid, 4,7-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-
b]pyridines (
) and pyrazolo[3,4-
b]pyridines (
) were obtained in acetonitrile and
dimethylsulfoxide medium, respectively. The reaction gave rise to 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-
b]pyridin-6(7
H)-ones (
) in
acetic acid–ethanol combination system, which involved the C–O
bond cleavage.
4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one and
acenaphthylene-1,2-dione were also examined, affording the corresponding C–O
bond cleavage products. Mechanism indicates that the reaction is reversible in
acetic acid–ethanol combination system.