%0 Journal Article %T A novel and efficient approach for the synthesis of new halo substituted 2-arylpyrazolo[4,3-c] coumarin derivatives %A Pradeep Lokhande %A Kamal Hasanzadeh %A Shankaraiah Guruvaiah Konda %J European Journal of Chemistry %D 2011 %I %R 10.5155/eurjchem.2.2.223-228.336 %X A convenient protocol for the efficient synthesis of 2-arylpyrazolo[4,3-c]coumarins is described. The synthesis route involves molecular iodine catalyzed oxidative cyclization of 1-phenyl-3-(2'-hydroxyaryl)-4-formyl pyrazoles in dimethylsulfoxide. During the lactonisation of 4-formylpyrazoles, we found that iodine was incorporated into the unsubstituted O/P position of the 3-(2'-hydroxyaryl) group. Under similar conditions o-allyloxy derivative of pyrazoles gave same corresponding lactone derivatives by deallylation, lactonisation, and iodination in one step. %K Iodine %K Lactonisation %K Deallylation %K 2-Arylpyrazolo[4 %K 3-c]coumarins %K Oxidation %K Iodination %U http://www.eurjchem.com/index.php/eurjchem/article/view/336