4-Chlorocoumarins on condensation with anthranilic acid afford 4-(2'-carbox
yphenylamino)-2H-(1)-benzopyran-2-ones 1 which on cyclisation with polyphos
phoric acid yield 7,12-dihydro-6H-[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]quinoline-6,7-diones
2. Compounds 1 on treatment with phosphoryl chloride yield 7-chlorobenzopy
rano[4,3-b]quinolin-6(H)-ones 3. These chloro compounds on further treatmen
t with various aromatic amines yield 7-anilinobenzopyrano[4,3-b]quinolin-6(
H)-ones 4.