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7747154 
Journal Article 
Electrogenerated base: A green protocol for synthesis of arylidene malononitrile 
Saraswat, A; Sharma, LK; Singh, RKP 
2012 
Yes 
Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
ISSN: 0019-4522 
Indian Chemical Society 
JODHPUR 
89 
1 
111-115 
English 
WOS:000302332800017 
A simple electrochemical synthesis of arylidene malononitrile from different aldehydes are studied and discussed here. A controlled potential electrolysis was carried out in undivided cell in the presence of acetonitrile as a solvent and lithium perchlorate as a supporting electrolyte. Electrogenerated base of malononitrile reacts with aldehyde substrate to give the corresponding product in excellent yield. This synthesis avoids addition of base as a catalyst and other toxic chemicals. Thus the method is environmentally benign and a contribution in the field of green chemistry. 
Electrogenerated base; platinum cathode; malononitrile; arylidene compounds; green chemistry