Unprotected homoallylic alcohols can be directly converted to cis-2,6-disubstituted pyrans by palladium catalyzed B-alkyl Suzuki coupling and subsequent Michael addition.

Abstract 4-(2-Pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) sodium salt reacts with aromatic aldehydes and malononitrile in aqueous ethanol to form 2-amino-4-aryl-5-hydroxy-6-(2-pyridylazo)-4 H -chromene-3-carbonitriles.

A  new  and  efficient  synthesis  of  2-amino-4H-chromene  derivativeswhich  have remarkable pharmacological properties  is  developed  by  one-pot  three-component  efficient  reaction  between aldehydes, malononitrile, and α or β-naphthol in MeOH as solvent using DABCO-CuCl complex as an  effective  catalyst  at  room  temperature. The  structures of  synthesized  compounds  were characteriz...