An efficient and environmentally benign procedure for the preparation of 2,4-diarylpolyhydroquinoline derivatives from 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione, chalcones and ammonium acetate under microwave irradiation in a solvent-free manner is described in this paper.
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