Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Nickel acetylacetonate (Ni(acac)2) as a catalyst was tested in Knoevenagel condensation of benzaldehyde with ethyl cyanoacetate in DMSO to provide α-cyano ethyl cinnamate. The substituted benzaldehydes and 3-methylbutyraldehyde gave similar reaction and the corresponding products were obtained in good yields (78-92%) under clean and straightforward condition.