Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 1, Issue 8, Pages 929-936Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/sc4000237
Keywords
Green protocol; Acacia concinna; 3-Carboxycoumarins; Cinnamic acids; Knoevenagel condensation; Surfactant
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India
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A simple, efficient, and environmentally benign protocol for the synthesis of 3-carboxycoumarins and cinnamic acids via Knoevenagel condensation has been achieved using aqueous extract of Acacia concinna pods as a naturally occurring surfactant type catalyst. We found for the first time that the aqueous extract of Acacia concinna pods could effectively catalyze the condensation of Meldrum's acid with salicyaldehyde/aromatic aldehyde to yield 3-carboxycoumarins and cinnamic acids in excellent yields under mild conditions. The low cost, easy availability of the catalyst, and simple reaction conditions suggest the possible use of the present method for large scale preparations.
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