Basic Ionic Liquid: A Reusable Catalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation in Aqueous Media

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Abstract

An efficient, environmentally friendly procedure was developed for the condensation of aldehydes/ketones and activated methylene compounds with basic ionic liquid as the catalyst in water. This basic ionic liquid catalyst has a very high activity for Knoevenagel condensation to give the corresponding products in 70%-97% isolated yields under mild conditions. The basic ionic liquid catalyst in aqueous system can be reused for six times without any significant loss of activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-172
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Research in Chinese Universities
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2007

Keywords

  • Aqueous media
  • Ionic liquid
  • Knoevenagel condensation

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