A. Loupy et al., Solvent-free bentonite-catalyzed condensation of malonic acid and aromaticaldehydes under microwave irradiation, J CHEM S P1, (10), 2001, pp. 1220-1222
Solvent-free condensation between malonic acid and aromatic aldehydes is st
udied in the presence of bentonite. Various diacids are prepared in good to
moderate yields and in very short reaction times under microwave irradiati
on.