Hydroquinone and benzoquinone-catalyzed aqueous Knoevenagel condensation
Ryoya Takakura, Kaho Koyama, Marina Kuwata, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Hironao Sajiki, Yoshinari Sawama
Abstract
Aqueous Knoevenagel condensation of various aldehydes with malononitrile could efficiently proceed using hydroquinone and benzoquinone as mixed catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
Knoevenagel condensationChemistryMalononitrileHydroquinoneAldehydeCatalysisBenzoquinoneNitrileCondensationCondensation reactionOrganic chemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsChemical Reactions and IsotopesChemical Synthesis and AnalysisCancer therapeutics and mechanisms