CATALYSIS OF THE KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88928-5

Xonotlite alone or made more basic by doping of potassium t-butoxide catalyses the title reaction between aromatic aldehydes and malononitrile or alkyl cyanoacetates.At ambient temperatures, this procedure specifically gives high yields of E olefinic Knoe