New 3-amino-2-selenophenecarbonitriles condensed with cyclanones to afford, in one step, analogues of Tacrine. A comparison between classical heating and microwave irradiation for the Friedländer condensation is presented.
Alzheimer disease - Tacrine analogues - Friedländer reaction - 3-amino-2-cyanoselenophenes - sodium selenide - microwave irradiation