“…On the other hand, there is a great deal of interest in chromene-2-ones, especially 3-substituted derivatives, due to their important pharmacological effects, including analgesic, anti-arthritis, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, anti-viral, anti-cancer and anticoagulant properties [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. In the light of previous data and in continuation of our interest in the chemistry of hydrazides [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ], our efforts targeted the synthesis of hydrazide 2 through the title reaction according to the literature methods [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ], with the intention of subsequently treating hydrazide 2 with different aldehydes to obtain hydrazones 6a – f for our biological screening program. We report herein the results achieved to this end.…”