Synthesis of tetracyclic 4H-benzo[5,6]chromeno[3,4-d]oxazoles via palladium-catalyzed intramolecular direct heteroarylation.

We report a palladium-catalyzed intramolecular direct heteroarylation of oxazole tethered ß-naphthols to access corresponding tetracyclic 4H-benzo[5,6]chromeno[3,4-d]oxazoles. Various functional groups are well tolerated and furnished the desired products in good to excellent yields under the present reaction conditions. The scale-up reaction and synthetic utility of the resulting molecules have been demonstrated. Moreover, UV/vis absorption and fluorescence emission properties have been evaluated for these polyheterocyclic compounds.