%0 Journal Article %T SYNTHESIS OF 3-CARBOXYCOUMARINS USING PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSIS Synthese von 3-CARBOXYCOUMARINS VERWENDUNG Phasentransferkatalyse %A M.S Lambaa %A J.K Makrandib and Suresh Kumar %J Heterocyclic Letters %D 2013 %I Raman Publications %X The condensation of suitably substituted salicylaldehydes with diethylmalonate in biphase medium using phase transfer catalyst results in to the formation of ethylcoumarin-3-carboxylates. Ethylcoumarin-3-carboxylates so formed on hydrolysis gives coumarin-3-carboxylic acid in high yield. %K 3-Carboxycoumarins %K ethylcoumarin-3-carboxylate %K phase transfer catalysis %K salicylaldehyde %K diethylmalonate %U http://heteroletters.org/issue32/8.html