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HRID 2220679Generated: October 31, 2026

4-Methylbenzaldehyde → 4,4'-Dimethylbenzoin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 7725—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
Product4,4'-DimethylbenzoinHCID 224848—

Reaction Steps

250 g (2.08 mol) of p-methylbenzaldehyde were condensed with the aid of 30 g (0.46 mol) of KCN to give 4,4′-dimethylbenzoin according to a standard method (Organikum 18th edition (1990) 457). The crude product was used without further purification (yield, crude: found: C, 80.0%, H, 6.4%. calculated: 79.97%, H, 6.71%). The IR spectrum of 4,4′-dimethylbenzoin is shown in FIG. 8.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07417247B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_08
ORD IDord-5a277a03f05e4e70ae8a830b47b119a4
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_08