%0 Journal Article
%T Visible Light Induced Knoevenagel Condensation Catalyzed by Starfruit Juice of <i>Averrhoa carambola</i>
%A Rammohan Pal
%A Taradas Sarkar
%J International Journal of Organic Chemistry
%P 106-115
%@ 2161-4695
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijoc.2014.42012
%X Aqueous starfruit juice catalyzed a simple and efficient Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes with malononitrile has been developed under visible light. Products were obtained in yields up to 98% after short reaction times and they were isolated by simple filtration in pure crystallization states. The method is green and economically viable. A plausible mechanism for photochemical Knoevenagel condensation reaction catalyzed by starfruit juice was also predicted.
%K Knoevenagel Condensation
%K Aqueous Starfruit Juice
%K Aldehydes
%K Malononitrile
%K Visible Light
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=46154