One-pot synthesis of (2-furanylmethylene)malononitrile, a Knoevenagel product of furfural with malononitrile, from xylose efficiently proceeded by combined use of acid Amberlyst-15 and acid-base Cr/hydrotalcites in 44% yield.
Hafnium-based metal–organic frameworks are promising catalysts for upgrading biomass derivatives via an aldol condensation reaction.
Bifunctional Acid‐Base Catalysts: Core‐Shell Faujasite@Aqueous Miscible Organic‐Layered Double Hydroxides Composites with Tunable Acid/Base Properties for One‐Pot Synthesis of Ethyl
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‐α‐Cyanocinnamate (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 9/2021)