Thallic Salt as the Catalyst for the Conversion of Acetylenes to Carbonyl Compounds

Abstract
It has been shown that the conversion of acetylenes to carbonyl compounds proceeds in various solvents containing thallic salts as the catalyst. Acetylene, methylacetylene, phenylacetylene, propargyl alcohol and its ester, and phenylpropiolic acid and its ester reacted to form acetaldehyde, acetone, acetophenone, acetoxyacetone and acetophenone respectively.

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