Abstract
The reaction of aromatic aldehydes and ketones with aminoguanidine hydrochloride under microwave irradiation (MWI) afforded guanylhydrazones in shorter reaction times and improved yield as compared to the conventional methodology.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank CNPq, CAPES, and FAPERJ for financial support, and CNPq for a studentship (T. L. C. Martins) and a fellowship (J. D. Figueroa‐Villar).