A mild and efficient method for large scale synthesis of 3-aminocoumarins and its further application for the preparation of 4-bromo-3-aminocoumarins

A wide variety of 3-aminocoumarins have been synthesized in large scale from the corresponding 3-acetamidocoumarins by regioselective cleavage of carbon–nitrogen bond using 70% sulfuric acid under reflux conditions. The synthesized 3-aminocoumarins were further brominated regioselectively at the 4-position of 3-aminocoumarin using BDMS as brominating agent.