ORGANIC DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS: XIII. THE MECHANISM OF THE NEF EACTION SYNTHESIS OF ETHANAL-1-d

1 February 1955

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Vol. 33 (2) , 400-404
https://doi.org/10.1139/v55-047

Abstract

The mechanism of the Nef reaction was investigated with nitroethane-1,1-d₂. The isolation of 95 mole % ethanal-1-d in 70% yield renders a mechanism proposed by Mahler untenable, but supports others submitted by van Tamelen and Thiede and by Nametkin.

Keywords

XIII
DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS
VAN
NAMETKIN
MOLE
TAMELEN
UNTENABLE
SUBMITTED

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