Green Chemistry

A selective solvent-free self-condensation of carbonyl compounds utilizing microwave irradiation

LK Sharma, KB Kim, GI Elliott

Index: Sharma, Lalit Kumar; Kim, Kyung Bo; Elliott, Gregory I. Green Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 13, # 6 p. 1546 - 1549

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Abstract

An environmentally benign microwave-assisted solvent-free self-condensation of carbonyl compounds was developed using catalytic amounts of triethylamine and lithium perchlorate. Changing the amount of lithium perchlorate helps in controlling the ratio of the single- condensation and double-condensation products. The effect of other additives and microwave activation was also investigated. The optimized conditions were then applied ...