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Upstream product

• 105-56-6 ethyl 2-cyanoacetate 
• 105-07-7 4-cyanobenzaldehyde 

Downstream Products

• 52707-59-2 4-Cyanobenzaldoxime 
• 35802-05-2 ethyl 2-cyano-3-(4-cyanophenyl)oxirane-2-carboxylate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

One-pot formation of functionalised 2-piperidinones from arylidenecyanoacetates and methanolic ammonia via tandem reactions

Aryl aldehydes react with ethyl cyanoacetate in methanolic ammonium acetate to expeditiously furnish, besides high yields of arylidenecyanoacetates, 4,6-diaryl-3,5-dicyano-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2-piperidinonesinlow yields. But preformed arylidenecyanoacetates

Water mediated procedure for preparation of stereoselective oximes as inhibitors of MRCK kinase

Stereoselective aldoximes, preferably Z form have been obtained from α-cyano substituted carbonyl conjugated alkenes. This reaction occurs through Michael addition type reaction followed by retro-Knoevenagel reaction without transition-metal catalysis via C–C bond cleavage. These oximes are evaluated against cancer cell lines employing mechanistic study. Two oximes showed significant cytotoxic activity, which through in silico studies were found to inhibit MRCK Kinase, responsible for metastatic spread of cancer mortality.

Hypervalent Iodine(III)-Catalyzed Epoxidation of β-Cyanostyrenes

A convenient approach for the synthesis of β-cyanoepoxides is illustrated by iodine(III)-catalyzed epoxidation of electron-deficient β-cyanostyrenes, wherein the active catalytic iodine(III) species was generated in situ. The epoxidation of β-cyanostyrenes was performed using 10 molpercent PhI as precatalyst in the presence of 2.0 equivalents Oxone as an oxidant and 2.4 equivalents of TFA as an additive at room temperature under ultrasonic radiations. The β-cyanoepoxides were isolated in good to excellent yields in a short reaction time.

Cross-Linked Polyamine from Imidazolium-Based Materials: A Simple Route to Useful Catalytic Materials

Cross-linked polyamine-based materials were easily prepared by reduction of the corresponding cross-linked imidazolium-based materials with sodium borohydride in hot ethanol. Overall, the synthetic procedure is based on the polymerization of a suitable bis-vinylimidazolium salt with or without a suitable support, such as silica or silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3@SiO2), followed by reduction. This simple approach allows the synthesis of materials based on a network of secondary and tertiary amines. Materials were characterized by 13C cross-polarization magic angle spinning NMR (13C CPMAS NMR), proton spin-lattice relaxation times in the rotating frame (T1ρH) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Cross-linked polyamine-based materials were used as recoverable catalyst for Knoevenagel reaction. High yields of the condensation products were obtained and up to 11 cycles were carried out.

Sodium carbonate: A versatile catalyst for Knoevenagel condensation

Catalytic amounts of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) catalyze the condensation of aromatic aldehydes with active methylene compounds to afford arylmethylidene products under the grindstone method. The reactions go to completion within 1-5 min at 26°C and give products in excellent yield.

Environmentally friendly one-pot synthesis of α-alkylated nitriles using hydrotalcite-supported metal species as multifunctional solid catalysts

A ruthenium-grafted hydrotalcite (Ru/HT) and hydrotalcite-supported palladium nanoparticles (Pdnano/ HT) are easily prepared by treating basic layered double hydroxide, hydrotalcite (HT, Mg6Al 2(OH)16CO3) with aqueous RuCl 3·n H2O and K2[PdCl4] solutions, respectively, using surface impregnation methods. Analysis by means of X-ray diffraction, and energydispersive X-ray, electron paramagnetic resonance, and X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopies proves that a monomeric RuIV species is grafted onto the surface of the HT. Meanwhile, after reduction of a surface-isolated PdII species, highly dispersed Pd nanoclusters with a mean diameter of about 70 A is observed on the Pdnano/HT surface by transmission electron microscopy analysis. These hydrotalcite-supported metal catalysts can effectively promote α-alkylation reactions of various nitriles with primary alcohols or carbonyl compounds through tandem reactions consisting of metal-catalyzed oxidation and reduction, and an aldol reaction promoted by the base sites of the HT. In these catalytic α-alkylations, homogeneous bases are unnecessary and the only by-product is water. Additionally, these catalyst systems are applicable to one-pot syntheses of glutaronitrile derivatives.

CATALYSIS OF THE KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION.

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