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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 169-172 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Research in Chinese Universities |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Aqueous media
- Ionic liquid
- Knoevenagel condensation