Montmorillonite KSF as an inorganic, water stable, and reusable catalyst for the Knoevenagel synthesis of coumarin-3-carboxylic acids

F Bigi, L Chesini, R Maggi, G Sartori

Index: Bigi, Franca; Chesini, Luca; Maggi, Raimondo; Sartori, Giovanni Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1999 , vol. 64, # 3 p. 1033 - 1035

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Abstract

The increasing demands of environmental legislation have been prompting the chemical industry to minimize or, preferably, eliminate waste production in chemical manufacture. Environmentally benign processes are requested for primary prevention of pollution, and enviroeconomic factors will become the driving force behind new products and processes. 1