An improved, clean, simple, and efficient method for the synthesis of new series of 2-hydroxy- 4-methylenenaphthalen-1 (4H)-one is described. This new process involves a domino Michael addition of various methylene acid compounds with the sodium salt of 1, 2- naphthoquinone-4-sulfonate either in basic (t BuOK) polyethylene glycol (PEG300) at room temperature or in a basic (NaOH) water–ethanol medium at 40° C by a crushing in a ...