ChemInform Abstract: Three-Component Reaction Between Substituted 2-(2-Nitrovinyl)-phenols, Acetylenedicarboxylate and Amines: Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Novel Pyrrolo[3,4-c]coumarins.
This reaction involves the sequential iron trichloride-mediated nucleophilic addition followed by intramolecular transesterification and intramolecular nucleophilic addition reaction.