Abstract Condensation of 8??formyl??7??methoxy??2??phenyl??4H??1??benzopyran??4??ones (5a–f) with ethyl??3??aminocrotonate (6) in glacial acetic acid under Hantzsch conditions afforded 7?? methoxy??2??aryl??3??phenyl/or??H??8??[2??(4, 6??dimethyl??3, 5??dicarbethoxy??pyridyl)]??4H??1?? benzopyran??4??ones (7a–f) in good yields.