Journal of the American Chemical Society

MIXED BENZOINS. V. REVERSIBILITY OF THE BENZOIN CONDENSATION AND THE PREPARATION OF MIXED FROM SIMPLE BENZOINS

JS Buck, WS Ide

Index: Buck; Ide Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1931 , vol. 53, p. 2350,2353

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Citation Number: 12

Abstract

Much work has been done on the benzoin condensation and various suggestions have been advanced as to its mechanism, but it can scarcely be said that the reversibility of the reaction has been demonstrated in an unexceptionable manner. Much of the work is irrelevant as it was carried out under conditions far different from those ordinarily used. For ex-ample, the heating of the dry reagents to high temperatures can scarcely be called a ...