An efficient and environmentally benign synthesis of 3-substituted or 3,4-disubstituted coumarins was accomplished via iron(III) chloride-catalyzed cascade reactions of salicylaldehydes and activated methylene compounds. The reaction preceded cleanly under mild reaction conditions to provide the desired coumarin derivatives in good to excellent yields.
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