Answer to Question #176113 in Organic Chemistry for Vikram

Question #176113

Taking suitable example write the mechanism of benzoin condensation.


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2021-03-29T06:03:49-0400

Addition of the cyanide ion to create a cyanohydrin effects an umpolung of the normal carbonyl charge affinity, and the electrophilic aldehyde carbon becomes nucleophilic after deprotonation: A thiazolium salt may also be used as the catalyst in this reaction 

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