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Acid–Base Bifunctional Fiber as Highly Active Catalyst for the Tandem Deprotection-Knoevenagel Reaction

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A serious of phenol and amine bifunctionalized polyacrylonitrile fibers have been prepared and used to catalyze the tandem deprotection-Knoevenagel reaction. Among them, the phenol and tertiary amine bifunctionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber (PANP-TAF) achieved the best catalysis activity. The PANP-TAF was characterized by Fourier-transfer infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction spectra (XRD) and elemental analysis (EA). The PANP-TAF can efficiently catalyze Knoevenagel condensation reaction of aromatic aldehydes and methyl cyanoacetateethyl cyanoacetate or malononitrile with high yields of 85%-99% and extensive substrate scope in water. Moreover, the PANP-TAF shows excellent reusablity (up to 15 times) without significant decrease of catalytic activity.

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This work was financially supported by the Youth Foundation of Hebei Education Department, China (No. JQN2022025); Science and Technology Plan Projects of Tangshan City, China (Grant No. 22130218H)

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Chen, Z., Ren, B., Wang, L. et al. Acid–Base Bifunctional Fiber as Highly Active Catalyst for the Tandem Deprotection-Knoevenagel Reaction. Catal Lett 154, 1451–1461 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04410-2

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