Abstract
Acid-catalysed reactions of neat benzoin in the molten state have been investigated. Benzoin disproportionates to yield deoxybenzoin and benzil and the former undergoes condensation with an additional molecule of benzoin to form tetraphenylfuran. At 150° the amounts of the starting material and of the three products have been measured after various reaction times, and a mechanism is proposed which fits the experimental data and correlates the two reactions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 149-152 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society B: Physical Organic |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1966 |