Process for the preparation of substituted 4-hydroxycoumarins

摘要

A process for preparing compounds of general formula (I) wherein R is selected from hydrogen, phenyl, substituted phenyl, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups comprises reacting 4-hydroxycoumarin and a substituted tetralol of general formula (II) wherein R is as defined above, in the presence of an aromatic hydrocarbon and a catalyst.