Two UV-A ultraviolet absorbents: 1-(4-methoxy- phenyl)-3-phenylpropane-l,3-dione and 1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)- 3-(4-methoxyphenyl) propane-l, 3-dione were synthesized from aromatic ketone and ester by classical Claisen condensation using NaNH2 as strong alkali. Their compositions and structures were characterized by means of elemental analysis, UV, IR and 1HNMR.The results showed that two aromatic β-diketone compounds existed in the enol form in chloroform, and they were kinds of good UV-A ul...