Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 799-802.

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Novel, Green, Simple and Uncatalyzed Route for High Yield Preparation of Benzaldehyde Glycol Acetal

TANG Jia, SONG Ji-yuan, WANG Ge*, YANG Mu and GUO Wan-chun   

  1. School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
  • Received:2010-10-04 Revised:2010-11-06 Online:2011-09-25 Published:2011-09-06
  • Contact: WANG Ge E-mail:gewang@mater.ustb.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51073023) and the Co-building Special Profect of Beijing Municipal Education Commission(China).

Abstract: A simple approach for the condensation of benzaldehyde with ethylene glycol was adopted without employing any catalyst. The study reveals that factors including temperature, molar ratio of reactants, and the water removal significantly influence the conversion ratio of benzaldehyde. The results indicate that the use of optimal reaction conditions such as temperature and water removing exhibits more pronounced effects on the conversion ratio of benzaldehyde compared with the use of catalysts. In a word, a green and simple method for the condensation of aldehyde and menthandiol has been devised and investigated.

Key words: Condensation, Benzaldehyde, Ethylene glycol

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