Abstract
Chalcone, a biosynthetic product of shikimate pathway, is abundant in edible plants. It is also found in number of biologically active molecules. In recent times, there has been phenomenal increase in number of publications on versatile chalcone compounds which reflects the interest in this field throughout the world. This review article presents compilation of novel techniques for synthesis of chalcone compounds which are focussed on green chemistry and report more recent efforts made on this pharmacophore. It also highlights the important application of chalcones for synthesis of pharmacologically interesting heterocyclic compound and pharmacological diversity of chalcones.
