TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This paper aims to synthesise coumarine flourescent dyes from a cheap material in a very short time with a very high yield, and by using a clean green chemistry. Design/methodology/approach– Efficient microwave synthesis for some novel iminocoumarins starts from the reaction of p-phenyl-enediamine and ethyl cyanoacetate followed by cyclocondensation with salicylaldehyde derivatives. Findings– The synthesized iminocoumarine compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods. Absorption and fluorescence spectra of the compounds were also recorded. All compounds were fluorescent in 1,4-dioxane solution, they all emitted blue light (440-460 nm). The printing properties were studied, and their applications on printing polyester and polyamide fabrics were studied by silk screen printing. Originality/value– The authors designed efficient microwavel synthesis for some novel iminocoumarine derivatives; The novel procedure features short-reaction time, moderate yields and simple workup; All compounds were fluorescent in 1,4-dioxane solution, and they all emitted blue light; The authors studied their application in printing polyester and polyamide fabrics. VL - 44 IS - 2 SN - 0369-9420 DO - 10.1108/PRT-04-2014-0029 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/PRT-04-2014-0029 AU - Elgemeie G.H. AU - Ahmed K.A. AU - ahmed E.A. AU - helal M.H. AU - Masoud D.M. PY - 2015 Y1 - 2015/01/01 TI - Microwave synthesis, photophysical properties of novel fluorescent iminocoumarins and their application in textile printing T2 - Pigment & Resin Technology PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 87 EP - 93 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -