Patent ID: 7868184

Claim:
A method for converting at least one compound having the structure B: to a compound having the structure A: comprising exposing the at least one compound of structure B to microwave energy to convert said compound into a compound of structure A; wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aminoalkyl, acylamino, acyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, hydroxyalkyl, thioalkyl, acyl, amino, hydroxy, thio, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, hydrogen, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, sulfhydryl, carbamoyl, nitro, trifluoromethyl, and heterocyclyl; and R 2 has the following structure: —C(R 13 )(R 14 )—C(R 15 )═C(R 16 )(R 17 ) wherein each group R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , and R 17 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —CH 3 , —C 2 H 5 , and an aryl group.