Microwave-Assisted K-10 Montmorillonite Clay–Mediated Knoevenagel Hetero-Diels–Alder Reactions: A Novel Protocol for the Synthesis of Polycyclic Pyrano[2,3,4-kl]xanthene Derivatives

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