Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1258413 Chinese Chemical Letters 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes with active methylene compound proceeded efficiently in polyethylene glycol at room temperature with l-proline as catalyst. The yield is high and the products had E-isomer dominantly. Polyethylene glycol containing l-proline could be recycled and reused for several times without noticeably decreasing in productivity.

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