%0 Journal Article
%A Rocchi, Damiano
%A González, Juan
%A Menéndez Ramos, José Carlos
%T Montmorillonite Clay-Promoted, Solvent-Free Cross-Aldol Condensations under Focused Microwave Irradiation
%D 2014
%@ 1420-3049
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34391
%X An environmentally benign, clean and general protocol was developed for the synthesis of aryl and heteroaryl trans-chalcones. This method involved solvent-free reaction conditions under microwave irradiation in the presence of a clay-based catalyst, and afforded the target compounds in good yields and short reaction times. Furthermore, the same conditions allowed the synthesis of symmetrical, diarylmethylene-α,β-unsaturated ketones from aromatic aldehydes and ketones.
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