stygian - 13-5-2006 at 18:57
I've always thought that benzaldehyde + nitroalkane -base-> nitroalkene, but I just read about making ephedrine via a nitroalcohol, formed, from
what I can tell, by the exact same reaction. Whats the deal?
[Edited on 14-5-2006 by stygian]
turd - 13-5-2006 at 22:49
PhCHO + CH3-CH2-NO2 -----> PhCHOH-CH(NO2)-CH3 --(-H2O)--> PhCH=CH(NO2)-CH3
Check any organic chemistry textbook.