%0 Journal Article %T Solvent©\free synthesis, spectral correlations and antimicrobial activities of some 3,4©\ dimethoxy chalcones %A V. Mala %A K. Sathiyamoorthi %A SP Sakthinathan %A D. Kamalakkannan %J QScience Connect %D 2012 %I Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals %R 10.5339/connect.2013.7 %X Background: The aim of this study was to synthesise some substituted styryl 3,4-dimethoxy phenyl ketones using solvent-free SiO2-H2SO4 catalyzed aldol condensation between 3,4- dimethoxy acetophenone and substituted benzaldehydes under microwave irradiation. Then to characterize them by their analytical, physical and spectroscopic data, and also to study their the spectral correlation and antimicrobial activities. %U http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/connect.2013.7