%0 Journal Article %T p -Dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP): A highly efficient catalyst for one pot, solvent free synthesis of substituted 2-amino-2-chromenes under microwave irradiation %A Kamlesh R. Desale %A Kamalakar P. Nandre %A Shamkant L. Patil %J Organic Communications %D 2012 %I ACG Publications %X A highly efficient, green and expeditious method is described for the synthesis of substituted 2-amino-2-chromenes employing one pot three component condensation of aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile and activated phenol in presence of p-dimethylaminopyridine (10 mol %) as a catalyst under microwave irradiation. The present method is operationally simple and offers many advantages such as high yield, short reaction time and simple workup. %K 2-amino-2-chromenes %K multicomponent %K p-dimethylaminopyridine %K microwave irradiation. %U http://www.acgpubs.org/OC/2012/Volume%205/Issue%201/21-OC-1205-260.pdf