Water mediated synthesis, spectral and structural studies of ethyl 6-amino-4-aryl-5-cyano-2-propyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylates: Single crystal X-ray structure of ethyl 6-amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-cyano-2-propyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate

•Water mediated synthesis of ethyl 6-amino-4-aryl-5-cyano-2-propyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylates.•Spectral characterization by IR, 1D and 2D NMR (HSQC and HMBC).•Single crystal XRD analysis of ethyl 6-amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-cyano-2-propyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate.

An efficient and multifunctional three component synthetic protocol was developed to synthesize ethyl 6-amino-4-aryl-5-cyano-2-propyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylates from ethyl 3-oxohexanoate, malononitrile and corresponding aldehydes (1a–11a) using K2CO3 as a catalyst under water solvent in good yields. The derived compounds have been analyzed by IR and NMR (1D and 2D) spectra. Single crystal X-ray structural analysis of 2a, evidences the flattened-boat conformation of pyran ring and the phenyl group is nearly perpendicular to the pyran ring.