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Title: benzoin condensation
Post by: sw2672 on January 23, 2007, 01:17:39 AM

I would like to do the benzoin condensation. The starting materials are 2-chloroaldehyde and other aromatic aldehydes.  However, I could not make it when the reaction was carried out with KCN in EtOH/H2O. Is there any idea to do it?  Please help me

Title: Re: benzoin condensation
Post by: Yggdrasil on January 23, 2007, 02:39:51 AM

Please don't post the same topic in two forums.

Title: Re: benzoin condensation
Post by: sundarmanickam on May 31, 2007, 11:22:47 AM

You can try for the other CN sources with Molecular Seives as a catalyst(MCM -41 or zeolites)