Abstract
Grinding of isatins with malononitrile in the presence of 1–5 equiv. of water for 15min at room temperature affords the corresponding (2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene)malononitriles, the Knoevenagel condensation products, in 89–99% yields.
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