A Practical Knoevenagel Condensation Catalysed by Imidazole

Majid M. Heravı, Maryam H. Tehrani, Khadijeh Bakhtiari, Hossein A. Oskooie

Journal of Chemical Research · 2006 · 27 citations · 9 references

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The Knoevenagel condensation of aldehydes with active methylene compounds is easily carried out in dichloromethane using imidazole as an inexpensive catalyst. The olefinic products were obtained in high to excellent yields.

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