Organic reactions in ionic liquids: Ionic liquid promoted Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes with (2-thio)barbituric acid

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 4521-4529

  Hu, Yi ^a,b   Chen, Zhen Chu ^a,b   Le, Zhang Gao ^a,b,c   Zheng, Qin Guo ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(2 thio)barbituric acid; Aromatic aldehyde; Ionic liquids; Knoevenagel condensation

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ION; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION; LIQUID; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 11244273990     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200043210     Document Type: Article

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