The results on zirconia-amine bifunctional modification of hierarchically porous silica monoliths for continuous-flow processes ar presented. The study reports the synthesis and properties of the modified porous monoliths and their performance in the tandem process of deacetalization-Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The properties of the materials were studied by thermal analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, XRF and nitrogen adsorption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthyl α-cyanocinnamate was synthesized in the Knoevenagel condensation of benzaldehyde and ethyl cyanoacetate in flow monolithic microreactor of 0.63 cm volume. The catalytically active core was made of silica monolith modified with various amine group precursors.
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