Author(s)

Fanny Araceli Cabrera-Rivera¹, Luis Gabriel Hernández-Vázquez¹, Patricia Flores-Sánchez², Maria Durán-Galván², Jaime Escalante¹

¹The Center of Chemical Research, UAEM, Cuernavaca, México.
²SIGNA Civac S. A. de C. V., Jiutepec, México.

It has been found that microwave assisted decarboxylation of malonic acid derivatives can be achieved under solvent-free and catalyst free conditions. This new method produces the corresponding carboxylic acid in a pure manner and with a high yield in a very short reaction time: 3 - 10 min. In general terms, the condition under which this reaction is carried out accelerates the decarboxylation significantly of a series of disubstituted malonic acid derivatives, and makes this new process efficient, easy and environmentally friendly.

Microwave, Decarboxylation, Malonic Acid Derivatives, Solvent-Free, Catalyst-Free, Green Chemistry

Cabrera-Rivera, F. , Hernández-Vázquez, L. , Flores-Sánchez, P. , Durán-Galván, M. and Escalante, J. (2017) Solvent- and Catalyst-Free Microwave-Assisted Decarboxylation of Malonic Acid Derivatives. Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 7, 270-280. doi: 10.4236/gsc.2017.74021.