Acyloins from t-butylglyoxal

RC Fuson, H Gray, JJ Gouza

Index: Fuson; Gray; Gouza Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1939 , vol. 61, p. 1937,1939

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Citation Number: 35

Abstract

The condensation of arylglyoxals with aromatic compounds' provides a convenient method for making mixed benzoins. It seemed probable that the method could be used also for acyloins of the type RCOCH (0H) Ar. To test this suggestion we have prepared t- butylglyoxa13 and treated it with aromatic compounds in the presence of aluminum chloride. The expected acyloins were formed in good yields. t-Butylglyoxal (I) was synthesized from ...