“…[56][57][58] The straightforward amidation of carboxylic acids was successfully modied by microwave activation. [59][60][61][62][63][64][65] Therefore, in continuation of our research interest in microwave-assisted organic synthesis, [66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77] herein we re-investigated our previous work on a supplemental reaction of 3-oxo-2-arylhydrazonopropanals 1 with acetoacetanilide 2, 68 by optimization of reaction conditions (components' molar ratios, solvents, bases and activation modes) towards chemoselective construction of the 2-(arylazo)-5-hydroxy-N-phenyl-[1,1 ′ -biphenyl]-4-carboxamide derivatives 3 instead of the cinnoline derivatives 4 (Scheme 1) and the photophysical properties of the obtained biphenyl-4-carboxamides were evaluated. The structures of the new products were characterized by IR, 1 H-and 13 C-NMR, MS and HRMS spectral data as well as Xray single crystallography of selected examples.…”