“…[7] In 2020, Alizadeh and co-workers developed a Et 3 N-catalyzed three-component reaction of alkylidenemalononitriles, 3-formylchromones and hydroxylamine hydrochloride to yield 2-aryl-5H-chromeno [2,3-b]pyridin-5-ones (Scheme 1, iii). [19] Compared with substituted chromene substrates such as 3-formylchromones, [20] chromone-3-carbonitrile, [21] 2-methylchromone-3-carbonitrile, [22] 2-amino-chromone-3-carbonitrile, [18] or 2-amino-3-formylchromone, [14a,23] the readily available 2-aminochromones [24] as promising building blocks played a crucial role in the synthesis of polycyclic compounds via annulation reactions. [25] Thus, the annulation of 2-aminochromones was an efficient strategy for chromeno [2,3-b]pyridine synthesis.…”