Abstract Reaction of 2-arylhydrazono-1-phenylethanones 2a-c with formaldehyde either in presence of montmorillonite K10 or by simply stirring in methanol and TEA leads to selective synthesis of 2-arylhydrazono-3-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-1-one derivatives 3a-c in high yield. Heating 1a with N-phenylmaleimide in DPE/DABCO using microwave irradiation for 5 minutes at 200 oC results in a 73% yield of pyrrolo [3, 4-c] pyridazine 8. Compounds 2a-c ...