Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5289269 Tetrahedron Letters 2006 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
The organo-base, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine, mediates the Cannizzaro reaction of reactive aromatic aldehydes in water thus providing the corresponding alcohols and acids. Application of formaldehyde as a sacrificial aldehyde for the cross-Cannizzaro reaction is also presented.
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