Table 6.

Control experiments for aldol condensation and transesterification reactions catalyzed by various compounds

Entry	Catalyst	Time [h]		Conversion [%][a]
		7 a [b]	10 c [c]	7 a [b]	10 c [c]
1	[TAIm]I[d]	4	7	30	10
2	TCT	2	5	–	–
3	NaOH(aq) 10 %wt	2	5	3	–
4	Ag2O	2	5	–	–
5	–	2	5	–	–
6	[bmim]OH[d]	4	7	80	45

[a] GC analysis. [b] Reaction conditions: benzaldehyde (1.0 mmol), cyclopentanone (12.0 mmol), catalyst (2.5 mmol), room temperature, sealed tube. [c] Reaction conditions: n‐butyl benzoate (5.0 mmol), MeOH (10 mmol), catalyst (10.0 mmol), reflux, sealed tube. [d] 0.2 mL.