Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; e-mail: 1 si.ci@seznam.cz, 2 stibori@vscht.cz, 3 lhotakp@vscht.cz ... An efficient solvent-free synthesis of sulfonephthaleins, sulfonefluoresceins and fluoresceins under microwave irradiation is reported. Keywords: Microwave assisted reactions; Triphenylmethane dyes; Acidobasic indicators; Phthaleins; Green chemistry.