Simple, efficient, and green procedure for the knoevenagel condensation catalyzed by ethylenediammonium diacetate under solvent-free conditions

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3162-3168

  Zhou, Zhongqiang ^a   Sun, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Ethylenediammonium diacetate; Knoevenagel condensation; solvent free conditions

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENEDIAMMONIUM DIACETATE; MALONONITRILE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION;

EID: 79960627042     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.517376     Document Type: Article

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