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An efficient, multicomponent approach for solvent-free synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene scaffold

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Solvent-free one-pot synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene scaffold is described in a very simple, efficient, and environmentally benign method using sodium carbonate as a cheap and non-toxic catalyst with up to excellent yields.

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  1. Research Laboratory of Green Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, 16846, Tehran, Iran

    M. Reza Naimi-Jamal & Sara Mashkouri

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Naimi-Jamal, M.R., Mashkouri, S. & Sharifi, A. An efficient, multicomponent approach for solvent-free synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene scaffold. Mol Divers 14, 473–477 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-010-9246-5

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