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Upstream product

• 140-29-4 phenylacetonitrile 
• 66-77-3 1-naphthaldehyde 
• 4780-79-4 1-naphthalene methanol 

Downstream Products

• 72035-50-8 3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-2-phenylpropanenitrile 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Pyrenedione-Catalyzed α-Olefination of Nitriles under Visible-Light Photoredox Conditions

Herein, we report a combination of pyrenedione (PD) and KOtBu to achieve facile alcohol dehydrogenation under visible-light excitation, where aerobic oxygen is utilized as the terminal oxidant. The resulting carbonyl compound can be easily converted to vinyl nitriles in a single-pot reaction, at 60 °C in 6-8 h. This environmentally benign, organocatalytic approach has distinct advantages over transition-metal-catalyzed α-olefination of nitriles, which often operate at a significantly higher temperature for an extended reaction time.

Manganese Catalyzed α-Olefination of Nitriles by Primary Alcohols

Catalytic α-olefination of nitriles using primary alcohols, via dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with nitriles, is presented. The reaction is catalyzed by a pincer complex of an earth-abundant metal (manganese), in the absence of any additives, base, or hydrogen acceptor, liberating dihydrogen and water as the only byproducts.

Magnetic nanoparticle supported amine: An efficient and environmental benign catalyst for versatile Knoevenagel condensation under ultrasound irradiation

Amine functionalized silica coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles (SiO2@MNP-A) were successfully prepared as a novel heterogeneous amine. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, FT-IR, TEM, magnetic measurement, elemental analysis and was found to be a magnetically separable and highly active catalyst for ambient Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes and a-aromatic (heteroaromatic or polyaromatic)-substituted methylene compounds in water under ultrasonic irradiation to afford the corresponding products in good to excellent yields. Very interestingly, SiO2@MNP-A successfully catalyze the reaction of the non-cyano substituted compound with benzaldehyde to achieve a key intermediate for the preparation of Atorvastatin calcium in green and atom-economic manner. In addition, the catalyst SiO2@MNP-A can be reused for 8 times without any obvious loss of its activity. The role of ultrasonication in the Knoevenagel condensation was also discussed with the assistance of UV-vis spectrometry.

Synthesis, characterisation and photophysical properties of a,a-diaryl-acrylonitrile derivatives

a,b-Diarylacrylonitrile derivatives can be prepared by two different routes: (1) the intermolecular condensation of the same arylacetonitriles (2) the condensation of arylaldehydes and arylacetonitriles with a catalytic amount of NaOCH3 at room temperature. Several a,b-diarylacrylonitrile derivatives have been synthesised in this paper and characterised. The UV-vis absorption and photoluminescent (PL) spectra of the products were investigated.

Water-soluble calixarenes as new inverse phase-transfer catalysts. Their application to aldol-type condensation and Michael addition reactions in water

Aldol-type condensation and Michael addition reactions of activated methyl and methylene compounds in aqueous NaOH solution have been developed without the need for any added organic solvents. The water-soluble calix[n]arenes, which contain trimethylammon

Side-chain Nucleophilic Reactivity of Five-membered Heterocyclic Rings: Base-catalysed Reactions of Aldehydes with Phenylacetonitrile

The rates of the sodium methoxide-catalysed condensations of heteroaromatic aldehydes (Ar=C6H5, C6H4CH3-p, C6H4OCH3-p, C6H4Cl-p, 2-thienyl, 2-furyl, pyrrol-2-yl, N-methylpyrrol-2-yl, 1-naphthyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl) with phenylacetonitrile are measured i