Efficient and facile synthesis of 5-arylindeno[2′, 1′:5, 6]pyrido[2, 3-d] pyrimidine-2, 4(3H)-dione and 7-arylbenzo[h]pyrimido[4, 5-b]quinoline-8, 10(5H, 9H)-dione under mild conditions. Issue 23 (1st December 2016)