Intensification of Cross-Cannizzaro Reaction in Two-Phase System: m-Phenoxybenzaldehyde and m-Bromobenzaldehyde with Formaldehyde |
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| Authors: | Pramodchandra V. Sane Man Mohan Sharma |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemical , Technology University of Bombay , Matunga, Bombay, 400019, India |
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| Abstract: | The cross-Cannizzaro reaction of m-phenoxybenzaldehyde and m-bromobenzaldehyde with aqueous formaldehyde in a two-phase system can be intensified and made more selective by using hydrotropes; cationic surfactants do not improve selectivity. |
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