Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (12): 2167-2173.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(12)60658-5

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Aldol condensations of a variety of different aldehydes and ketones under ultrasonic irradiation using poly(N-vinylimidazole) as a new heterogeneous base catalyst under solvent-free conditions in a liquid-solid system

Nader Ghaffari Khaligha, Taraneh Mihankhahb   

  1. a House Research of Professor Reza. Education Guilan, Rasht, District 1, 41569-17139, Iran;
    b Department of Civil Engineering, Noshirvani of University of Technology, Babol, 47148-71167, Iran
  • Received:2013-06-24 Revised:2013-07-11 Online:2013-11-25 Published:2013-11-25
  • Contact: Nader Ghaffari Khaligh

Abstract:

An ultrasound-assisted aldol condensation reaction has been developed for a range of ketones with a variety of aromatic aldehydes using poly(N-vinylimidazole) as a solid base catalyst in a liquid-solid system. The catalyst can be recovered by simple filtration and reused at least 10 times without any significant reduction in its activity. The reaction is also amenable to the large scale, making the procedure potentially useful for industrial applications.

Key words: Ultrasound-assisted reaction, Liquid-solid system, Poly(N-vinylimidazole), Aldol condensation, Solvent-free