Microwave-assisted Knoevenagel condensation of ethyl cyanoacetate with aldehydes in solvent-free condition
A K MITRA, S K BANERJEE, S CHATTOPADHYAY
Published in SCIENTIFIC PUBL-INDIA
2003
Volume: 80
Issue: 10
Pages: 921 - 922
Abstract
Piperazine has been used successfully as a catalyst for the Knoevenagel condensation of ethyl cyanoacetate and aromatic aldehydes along with the rate enhancement by microwave irradiation under solvent-free condition.