The Knoevenagel reaction is a versatile organic reaction that involves the condensation of an aldehyde or a ketone with an active methylene compound, typically a compound containing a methylene group adjacent to a carbonyl group (such as malonate esters or ethyl cyanoacetate). The reaction leads to the formation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
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