Abstract
Microwave assisted Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes 1 with active methylene compounds 2 under solvent free conditions to prepare arylidene compounds 3 in excellent yields using cheap and readily available NaF and LiCI as catalysts has been described.
Acknowledgment
We are thankful to the Director, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad for providing 1H NMR spectral data.