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2-Hydroxybenzaldehydes 1 react with phenylacetic acid and its methoxy
derivatives 2 in the presence of DCC in DMSO to afford 3-phenylcoumari
ns 3. Under identical conditions, 2-hydroxyacetophenones 4 and 2'-hydr
oxychalcones 7 give rise to the corresponding 4-methyl-3-phenyl- and 3
-phenyl-4-styrylcoumarins 6 and 8, respectively,