Benzaldehyde → HCID 68160102, compound

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Reaction Steps

Benzaldehyde (2 mmol, 0.2 ml) and 0.05 g of LDH/APTES were stirred in 5 ml of dimethylformamide for 5 min. Then the active methylene compound i.e. ethyl cyanoacetate (2 mmol, 0.226 ml) was added and stirring was continued till 90 min at 27° C. After completion of the reaction, the catalyst was filtered, washed with dry acetone four times and dried in vacuum. The catalyst was thus recycled for 3 cycles with consistent activity. The product (FIG. 2) thus obtained was detected by Gas Chromatography to afford the product (3-phenyl-2-propanoyl-prop-2-ene-nitrile) in 95% yield.

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