Royal Society of Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, 38(45), p. 17787-17795, 2021
DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03594k
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Mass spectrometry was used to study the Knoevenagel condensation catalysed by imidazolium-based ionic liquids. Two pathways were highlighted by intercepting two different reaction intermediates: a base-catalysed and a carbene-catalysed mechanism.