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Clean synthesis of 2-arylideneindan-1,3-diones in water

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A high-yield synthesis of 2-arylideneindan-1,3-diones in water was achieved by the Knoevenagel condensation of indan-1,3-dione with aromatic aldehydes at ambient temperature avoiding the addition of any catalyst. The procedure is simple, efficient, as well as environmentally friendly.

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This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Education Bureau of Shaanxi Province, China (2010JK782) and Foundation of Xi’an Shiyou University (Z08012).

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    Peng Hui Yang & Qun Zheng Zhang

  2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Materials, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069, China

    Wei Sun

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Yang, P.H., Zhang, Q.Z. & Sun, W. Clean synthesis of 2-arylideneindan-1,3-diones in water. Res Chem Intermed 38, 1063–1068 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-011-0442-4

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