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Benzoin condensation

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Cyanide-catalyzed condensation of aryl aldehyde to benzoin. Now cyanide is mostly replaced by thiazolium salts or N-heterocyclic carbenes. Cf. Stetter reaction.

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    Jie Jack Li

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Li, J.J. (2014). Benzoin condensation. In: Name Reactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03979-4_22

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