Synthesis of benzylidenemalononitrile by Knoevenagel condensation through monodisperse carbon nanotube-based NiCu nanohybrids was written by Zengin, Nursefa;Burhan, Hakan;Savk, Aysun;Goksu, Haydar;Sen, Fatih. And the article was included in Scientific Reports in 2020.Name: 2-(Anthracen-9-ylmethylene)malononitrile This article mentions the following:
Monodisperse nickel/copper nanohybrids (NiCu@MWCNT) based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were prepared for the Knoevenagel condensation of aryl and aliphatic aldehydes. The synthesis of these nanohybrids was carried out by the ultrasonic hydroxide assisted reduction method. NiCu@MWCNT nanohybrids were characterized by anal. techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), XPS, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), and Raman spectroscopy. According to characterization results, NiCu@MWCNT showed that these nanohybrids form highly uniform, crystalline, monodisperse, colloidally stable NiCu@MWCNT nanohybrids were successfully synthesized. Thereafter, a model reaction was carried out to obtain benzylidenemalononitrile derivatives using NiCu@MWCNT as a catalyst, and showed high catalytic performance under mild conditions over 10-180 min. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2-(Anthracen-9-ylmethylene)malononitrile (cas: 55490-87-4Name: 2-(Anthracen-9-ylmethylene)malononitrile).
2-(Anthracen-9-ylmethylene)malononitrile (cas: 55490-87-4) belongs to nitriles. Nitriles are polar, as indicated by high dipole moments. As liquids, they have high relative permittivities, often in the 30s. Nitrile groups in organic compounds can undergo a variety of reactions depending on the reactants or conditions. A nitrile group can be hydrolyzed, reduced, or ejected from a molecule as a cyanide ion.Name: 2-(Anthracen-9-ylmethylene)malononitrile
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