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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Elucidating the Mechanism of Coumarin Homodimerization Using 3-Acetylcoumarin Derivatives.

Kristina B Simeonova, Ana I Koleva, Nevena I Petkova-Yankova, Anna-Mariya R Zlatanova, Vesela Lozanova, Rositca D Nikolova, Petko St Petkov

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Kristina B SimeonovaFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-9078-1223
Ana I KolevaFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-7702-0315
Nevena I Petkova-YankovaFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-1885-412X
Anna-Mariya R ZlatanovaFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Vesela LozanovaDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medicinal University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-7748-4133
Rositca D NikolovaFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-0671-0532
Petko St PetkovFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-6315-8591

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Abstract

The current study is a continuation of our previous investigations into the radical homodimeric reaction mechanism of 3-acetylcoumarin. In the current study, the effects of different substituents on the coumarin ring of 3-acetylcoumarin are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Several 3-acetylcoumarin derivatives (substituted at C-6, C-7, and C-8) were tested in the optimized reaction conditions under ultrasound irradiation, and biscoumarin species were isolated and characterized. The elucidation of the substituent's effect was further investigated by means of DFT calculations (free-energy calculations, NBO analysis), both in the initial substituted coumarins and in the formed radicals. It was observed that the presence of substituents at the C-6 and C-8 positions in the coumarin moiety would not affect significantly the formation of a radical, while a group at position C-7 could either stabilize or destabilize the formed radical depending on the electronic properties of the substituent.

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2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran3-acetylcoumarincoumarindensity functional theory calculationsDFT modelinghomodimerizationreaction mechanism

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PMID39942755
PMCPMC11820059

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