“…They are also broadly used in perfumes, cosmetics, agrochemicals and in food as additives [28, 29]. Literature reveals reports for synthesis of benzopyrans using with various catalysts like hexamethylenetetraminebromine [30], magnetite-dihydrogen phosphate [31], Bmim[BF 4 ] [32], PPA-SiO 2 [33], Ca(OTf) 2 :Bu 4 NPF 6 [34], phenylboronic acid [35] and H 6 P 2 W 12 O 62 ·H 2 O [36], MWI/PEG [37] etc. Previously reported procedures come with various limitations, like use of expensive reagents/catalysts, toxic solvents, strict reaction conditions, low product yields, long reaction times and nonrecyclability of catalysts, which confine their scope in practical applications (details in Additional file 1: Table S1).…”