MCQ
The reaction in which $NaCN/C_2H_5OH/HOH$ is used is:
- APerkin reaction
- ✓Benzoin condensation
- CReimer-Tieman reaction
- DRosenmunds reduction
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
Benzoin condensation
b
In benzoin condensation, benzaldehyde is heated with ethanolic $NaCN$ or $KCN$ to form self condensation product benzoin.
In benzoin condensation, benzaldehyde is heated with ethanolic $NaCN$ or $KCN$ to form self condensation product benzoin.
$2 C _6 H -5 CHO \stackrel{ KCN \text {, water, ehanol }}{\longrightarrow} C _6 H _5 CHOHCOC_{6 } \mathrm { H } _ { 5 }$
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