Perkin's Reaction (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Perkin's Reaction (Classic Reprint) written by Gibson Dyson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Perkin's Reaction Fittig explains the reaction in the following manner. In the first place he assumes the formation of an unstable oxy-compound, which is immediately decomposed into the more stable unsaturated acid and water; quite analagous to the formation of aldol by the condensation of two molecules of aldehyde. This assumption has since been justified by the preparation, by Jayne of phenyl-hydroxypivalic acid, obtained by the action of acetic anhydride on a mixture of benzaldehyde and isobutteric acid. In order to see if Perkin's reaction is equally applicable to the oxyaldehydes I undertook, at the request of Professor Fittig, to investigate, whether by the action of sodium succinate on salicylic aldehyde analogous compounds could be obtained to those yielded by acting on benzaldehyde with the same salt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.