Amino functionalized chitosan as a catalyst for selective solvent-free self-condensation of linear aldehydes

T Jose, N Sudheesh, RS Shukla

Index: Jose, Tharun; Sudheesh; Shukla, Ram S. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2010 , vol. 333, # 1-2 p. 158 - 166

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Abstract

An aminopropyltrimethoxysilane functionalized chitosan was found to be an efficient solid base catalyst for the self-aldol condensation of linear aldehydes under solvent-free conditions. The modified catalyst was characterized using physical techniques, elemental analysis, FT-IR, and TGA. The modified chitosan was evaluated for the aldol condensation of C3–C7 linear aldehydes in which the selective formation was obtained for α, β- ...