Abstract In the present investigation, 4-nitroacetophenone, on condensation with appropriate aldehydes in ethanolic sodium hydroxide solution, yielded the corresponding chalcones. These corresponding chalcones were reacted with hydrazine hydrate, urea, thiourea, and hydroxylamine hydrochloride, which led to the formation of corresponding novel pyrazole, pyrimidine, and isooxazole derivatives, respectively. All newly synthesized ...