Ml. Kantam et P. Sreekanth, One-pot synthesis of conjugated nitroalkenes by diamino-functionalised mesoporous material, CATAL LETT, 57(4), 1999, pp. 227-231
Nitroalkenes are synthesised for the first time in a one-pot liquid-phase p
rocedure from carbonyl compounds and nitroalkanes using organic-diamine-fun
ctionalised mesoporous material (MCM-41) as the catalyst. The yields are re
asonable to excellent and the reaction conditions are mild. The hybrid soli
d base catalyst can be recycled several times with consistent activity.