Microwave-assisted synthesis of curcumin analogs

Abstract

Curcumin, a 1,7-diaryl-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dinone, has attracted considerable attention worldwide owing to its outstanding biological properties.Microwave-assisted expeditious synthesis of numerous cyclic analogs of curcumin under solvent-free and environmentallybenign conditions in moderate to excellent yields is reported here.