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Hexamine for Knoevenagal

Started by IudexK2, October 25, 2001, 07:10:00 PM

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IudexK2

Would hexamine work as a catalyst in the Knoevenagal condensation?

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IudexK

Rhodium

Probably not, as the nitroalkane would probably react with the formaldehyde parts of the molecule if the hexamine would hydrolyze. It is also only very weakly basic in its unhydrolyzed form.