Answer to Question #313754 in Organic Chemistry for swarnajeet kumar

Question

Write the mechanism for Knoevenagel condensation. 

Answer 1

Knoevenagel condensation is a nucleophilic addition of an activated methylene compound to an aldehyde or ketone using an amine base (e.g., pyridine or piperidine) as a catalyst followed by a dehydration reaction in which a molecule of water is eliminated (condensation).