Ethyl coumarin-3-carboxylate: synthesis and chemical properties

Ethyl coumarin-3-carboxylate occupies an important position in the organic synthesis and is used in production of biologically active compounds. Thus, the data published over the last few years on the methods of synthesis and chemical properties of ethyl coumarin-3-carboxylate are reviewed here for the first time. The reactions were classified as coumarin ring reactions and ester group reactions, and some of these reactions have been applied successfully to the synthesis of biologically and industrially important compounds.