Reacción #4585

Ecuación de reacción

p-cyanobenzaldehyde

3-hydroxymethyl-2-octanol

p-toluenesulfonic acid

→

2-p-cyanophenyl-5-n-pentyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxane

Disolventes

benzene

Condiciones de reacción

Procedimiento

A mixture of 0.1 mol of p-cyanobenzaldehyde, 0.1 mol of 3-hydroxymethyl-2-octanol, 200 ml of benzene and 150 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid is boiled under a water separator until the reaction is complete. Usual working-up gives 2-p-cyanophenyl-5-n-pentyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxane.

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