Microwave assisted synthesis of substituted furan-2-carboxaldehydes and their reactions

A series of 5-unsubstituted and 5-substituted furfurylidenes have been prepared, under thermal and non-thermal microwave irradiation methods, via condensation of furfural and its derivatives with some of active methylene compounds. Furthermore, various condensate products from these furfurylidenes, which contain halogen or sulpher atoms, were also prepared. Structural elucidation of the synthesized compounds were determined on the basis of various spectroscopic methods.