Michael condensation of 1'-hydroxy-3-(p-methoxyphenyl)-2-acrylonaphthone (1) with acetylacetone and ethyl acetoacetate gave the cyclohexenone derivatives (IIa and b). Compound (I) reacts with paraformaldehyde in amyl alcohol to give (III) which condensed with acetylacetone to give (IV). Reaction of (I) and (IIa) with ethyl chloroacetate and ethyl iodide gave (XIII) and (XVII). The action of hydrazines, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, wrea, thiourea and amines on the above products has been described. 


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