Journal Pre-proof A Simplistic Approach for Preparation of Alkylidenemalononitrile Derivatives: Characterization, In silico Studies, Quantum Chemical Evaluation, Molecular Docking, and In vitro Biological Activity Evaluation Iqbal Azad , Tahmeena Khan , Rumana Ahmad , Azhar Kamal , Abdul Rahman Khan , Malik Nasibullah PII: S0022-2860(20)31766-X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129451 Reference: MOLSTR 129451 To appear in: Journal of Molecular Structure Received date: 8 May 2020 Revised date: 30 September 2020 Accepted date: 13 October 2020 Please cite this article as: Iqbal Azad , Tahmeena Khan , Rumana Ahmad , Azhar Kamal , Abdul Rahman Khan , Malik Nasibullah , A Simplistic Approach for Preparation of Alkylidene- malononitrile Derivatives: Characterization, In silico Studies, Quantum Chemical Evaluation, Molec- ular Docking, and In vitro Biological Activity Evaluation, Journal of Molecular Structure (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129451 This is a PDF ﬁle of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the deﬁnitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its ﬁnal form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.