Abstract The synthesis of 4-hydroxy-3-[(E)-2-(6-substituted-9H-purin-9-yl) vinyl] coumarins has been achieved from the reactions of 4-hydroxycoumarin with 2-(6-substituted-9H-purin- 9-yl) acetaldehydes in DMF under heating. The new compounds showed significant lipoxygenase inhibitory activity (eg, 6a: IC 50= 6.25 μM).
[Alves, M. Jose; Carvalho, M. Alice; Carvalho, Silvia; Dias, Alice M.; Fernandes, Francisco H.; Proenca, M. Fernanda European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007 , # 29 p. 4881 - 4887]