syntheses of 3-aroylflavones have been established. In the first synthesis the use of microwave irradiation led to an improvement in the yields of both the Knoevenagel condensation of β-diketones with aldehydes to afford 3-aroylflavanones and of their oxidation to 3-aroylflavones. In the second and more general synthesis, a novel and efficient procedure for 3-aroylflavones involves a one-pot reaction between