Furanone, a five-membered heteroaromatic ring containing oxygen atom, is of immense
pharmaceutical importance. Presence of this nucleus in biologically active compounds of …

A small library of twenty-four quinoline based butenolides also known as furanones and
their nitrogen analogues was prepared by using two different aroylpropionic acids, viz. 3-(2 …

3-Arylidene-5-(4-methylphenyl)-2 (3H)-furanones 2a-m were prepared from 3-(4-methyl-
benzoyl) propanoic acid 1 and several aromatic aldehydes. Some of the selected furanones …

A novel, highly efficient heterogeneous palladium‐catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of aryl
iodides and benzyl acetylenes has been developed under an atmospheric pressure of CO …

An ideal anti-inflammatory drug should have the desired effect in minimum dose with
minimum side effects. Antimicrobial actions associated with such agents will be an added …

The invention provides a lactate dehydrogenase inhibitor that makes it possible to suppress
refractory epilepsy in which conventional antiepileptic drugs are ineffective, and an …

A series of nine 2-arylidene-4-(4-methoxy/phenoxy-phenyl) but-3-en-4-olides (I-IX) were
screened against Pheretima posthuma earthworm species to assess the anthelmintic activity …