%0 Journal Article %T 2E,2'E-3,3'-(1,4-Phenylene)bis(1-(2,5-dimethylfuran-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one %A Abdullah M. Asiri %A Salman A. Khan %J Molbank %D 2010 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/M694 %X A bis-chalcone has been synthesized by reaction of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylfuran and terephthalaldehyde in ethanolic NaOH at room temperature: (2E,2'E)-3,3'-(1,4-phenylene)bis(1-(2,5-dimethylfuran-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one) ( 3) was obtained in high yield. The structure of this compound was established by elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and EI-MS spectral analysis. %K chalcone %K terephthalaldehyde %K 3-acetyl-2 %K 5-dimethylfuran %U http://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2010/3/M694