Benzaldehyde → HCID 66689111, compound

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Reaction Steps

A reactor was charged with 106 g (1 mole) of benzaldehyde, 270 g (1 mole) of a 70% aqueous solution of D-sorbitol and 20 g of 50% sulfuric acid, and they were reacted at 15° C. with stirring. Thirty minutes after the formation of fine crystals in the mixture within the reactor, the torque of the stirrer became about 3 times as high as that at the start of the reaction. At this time, the amount of monobenzylidene sorbitol formed was 42% of theory.

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