1. Chemistry Department , Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne , Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA tahmassd@ipfw.edu;3. Chemistry Department , Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne , Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Abstract:
The Knoevenagel condensation of Meldrum's acid with aromatic aldehydes proceeded efficiently in the recyclable ionic liquid bmim]BF4 at room temperature in the presence of catalytic amounts of piperidine.