Potassium-Functionalized Graphitic Carbon Nitride Supported on Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Sustainable Catalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation was written by Bahuguna, Ashish;Kumar, Ashwani;Chhabra, Tripti;Kumar, Ajay;Krishnan, Venkata. And the article was included in ACS Applied Nano Materials in 2018.Reference of 55490-87-4 This article mentions the following:
A nanocomposite of potassium-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride (KGCN) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was fabricated by a facile hydrothermal method and used as a heterogeneous catalyst for Knoevenagel condensation and sustainable synthesis of aryl substituted chromenes. The prepared KGCN-RGO nanocomposite catalyst has been characterized by using various techniques, such as powder X-ray diffraction technique (PXRD), Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, SEM, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric anal., and BET surface area anal. After detailed characterization, the nanocomposite was used as a heterogeneous catalyst to synthesize various aryl substituted chromenes in ethanol. The developed KGCN-RGO nanocatalyst also rendered good recyclability for the explored catalytic reactions. In addition, a high value of atom economy and a low value of E-factor are also key highlights of this green and sustainable catalytic protocol. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2-(Anthracen-9-ylmethylene)malononitrile (cas: 55490-87-4Reference of 55490-87-4).
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.Reference of 55490-87-4
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