Abstract
The bis‐oxanthene, bis‐polyhydroacridine, and bis‐N‐hydroxylacridine derivatives were obtained by the reaction of aromatic dialdehyde with dimedone in ethylene glycol under microwave irradiation. The reaction time was shot and the yield was high.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the Foundation of the Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 20372057), the Foundation of the Nature Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Province (No. BK2001142), the Nature Science Foundation of Jiangsu Education Department (No. 01KJB150008), and the Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Technology of the Jiangsu Province Open Foundation (No. KJS02060) for financial support.