4-({4-[(2E)-3-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]phenyl}amino)-4-oxobutanoic Acid

A dimethoxy amide chalcone has been synthesized in a two-step reaction. First, an amine chalcone was synthesized by the reaction of 4′-aminoacetophenone and 2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde using 40% NaOH solution as a catalyst in ethanol, and then followed by amidation through the reaction of the formed chalcone and succinic anhydride. The structure of the target compound was established by FTIR, HR-MS, 1H- and 13C-NMR, and 2D-NMR spectral analysis.