Mechanism of the Cannizzaro reaction: possible involvement of radical intermediates
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 9,p. 480-481
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39820000480
Abstract
The Cannizzaro reaction of [α-2H]benzaldehyde in alkaline aqueous dioxan or dioxan alone produces a substantial amount of [α-2H]benzyl alcohol together with the normal product, [α-2H2]benzyl alcohol, suggesting a possible partial involvement of radical intermediates.Keywords
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