Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. ›› 1988, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (02): 194-199.doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB19880215

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STUDIES ON THE REACTION BETWEEN TETRALIN AND COUMARIN Ⅰ.THE REACTION OF COUMARIN AND DIHYDROCOUMARIN IN HYDROGEN DONATOR SOLVENT

Huang Chaoran; Yang Huixing*; Han Degang   

  1. Department of Chemistry; Peking University
  • Received:1986-10-17 Revised:1987-09-28 Published:1988-04-15
  • Contact: Yang Huixing

Abstract: It has been proved in our experiments that (1) Dihydrocoumarin can be formed from the reaction between coumarin and tetralin; (2) Dihydrocoumarin is rather stable, but it is able to react producting other products on certain conditions. The results of analyses of the intermediates and products of reactions using chromatograph-mass spectrum, nuclear magnetic resonance and infra-red spectrograph are given. A proof that most of the steps for the reaction of Dihydrocoumarin are consecutive has been given from kinetic experiments and analytical results of the products. A mechanism for the reaction has been suggested which can reasonably explain all the experimental results.