P. Murugan, P. Shanmugasundaram, V. T. Ramakrishnan, B. Venkatachalapathy, N. Srividya, P. Ramamurthy, K. Gunasekaran and D. Velmurugan
9-Alkyl-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine-1,8-dione derivatives 2, 3, 4 have been prepared and their absorption, emission and laser properties have been evaluated. A crystal structure determination for the compound 2d has also been performed.