Abstract

Claisen–Schmidt condensation reaction of 4-acetamidoacetophenone with aromatic aldehydes under ultrasonic irradiation affords acetylaminochalcones (yields: 71–90%) which also under ultrasonic irradiation and in the presence of sodium acetate and acetic acid aqueous undergo facile and clean cyclocondensation with hydrazine to afford 3-(4-acetamidophenyl)-5-(aryl)-1-H-pyrazolines. The pyrazolines were obtained in good to excellent yields (81–89%), and were characterized by conventional spectral data. The work-up is simple and the results obtained indicate that, unlike classical heating, ultrasonic irradiation results in higher yields, shorter reaction times (1.5–2.3 h) and milder conditions.