“…Biscoumarins are usually synthesized through the Domino Knoevenagel-Michael reactions of aldehydes with two equivalents of 4-hydroxycoumarin in the presence of catalyst. The present catalyst systems such as molecular iodine [5], SO 3 Hfunctionalized ionic liquids [6], ionic liquids with both Lewis acid and bronsted acid sites [7], Zn(Proline) 2 [8], sodium dodecyl sulfate [9], p-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid/piperidine [10], sulfated titania [11], heteorpoly acid [12], nano silica chloride [13], propane-1,2,3-triyltris (hydrogen sulfate) [14] and Ce 2 (SO 4 )Á4H 2 O [15], are almost acidic and often suffered from drawbacks like low yield, long reaction time, high reaction temperature, necessity of refluxing in organic solvent and use of expensive, toxic and unreusable catalyst. In the aspect of green chemistry and industrial application, a non-toxic, reusable and efficient catalytic system at reduced temperature for the synthesis of biscoumarins is in great necessary.…”