Direct Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Nitriles in Solid/Liquid Heterogeneous Medium
- 1 February 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Synthetic Communications
- Vol. 21 (3) , 413-417
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00397919108016764
Abstract
α,β-unsaturated nitriles are obtained with high yields by condensation of diversely substituted aldehydes using nitriles in the presence of K2CO3. These basic active species avoids aldolisation generally observed in this type of reaction.Keywords
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