General Characteristics Alkyl halides can be converted into the corresponding aldehydes by thermally driven displacement by DMSO followed by treatment with bases. General References ・Kornblum, N.; ...
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Betti Reaction
General Characteristics The three component condensation reaction among aldehydes, amines, and phenols is known as the Betti reaction. This reaction is the phenol version of the Mannich reaction. ...
McFadyen-Stevens Reaction
General Characteristics The thermal decomposition of acylarylsulfonylhydrazines into the corresponding aldehydes under basic conditions is known as the McFadyen-Stevens reaction. The reaction has ...
Classical Aldol Reaction
General Characteristics -In aldol reactions, the enol or the enolate of a ketone attacks an aldehyde or another ketone to generate a β-hydroxyketone (“aldol”). In the most classical procedure, the ...
Swern Oxidation
General Characteristics -The oxidation of alcohols based on the dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)-oxalyl chloride system is called the Swern oxidation. -DCC (Pfitzner-Moffatt), TFAA (modified Swern), acetic ...