Condensation reactions of aromatic aldehydes with active methylene compounds catalyzed by alkaline ionic liquid

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3060-3065

  Wang, Dong Yue ^a   Xi, Guo Hong ^a   Ma, Jing Jun ^a   Wang, Chun ^a   Zhang, Xiao Chao ^a   Wang, Qian Qian ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Active methylene compounds; alkaline ionic liquid; aromatic aldehydes; Knoevenagel condensation reaction

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CARBENE; IONIC LIQUID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; GRINDING; HEATING; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

EID: 79960623984     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.517361     Document Type: Article

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