A PROCESS FOR MICROWAVE ASSISTED GREEN SYNTHESIS OF 1, 3-DIKETONES

摘要

The present invention relates to the solid state microwave assisted synthesis of 1, 3-diketones (p-diketones) from 2-aryloxy acetophenone derivatives using Cadmium oxide nanoparticles as catalyst via Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement. Along with the high yields, significance of using solid state microwave synthesis is short reaction time, ease of separation of product and the process is environmentally benign.