Numerous examples of the use of the Willgerodt reaction with aryl alkyl ketones have appeared in the literature. 8,'Practically all of the successful reactions can be represented by the generalized equation in which the aryl group may be any of a wide variety of aromatic nuclei not affected by the reagent, and n may vary from 0 to at least 4. The reaction is caused by the action of aqueous ammonium polysulfide on the ketone in a closed system at ...
