The Tishchenko reaction follows the disproportionation of an aldehyde under the presence of an anhydrous base to produce an ester. Catalysts are aluminium alkoxides or sodium alkoxides. The reaction between benzaldehyde and sodium benzyl oxide (generated from sodium and benzyl alcohol) gives benzyl ben...
The amenability of His6-ObaG to alternative substrates was explored by performing the assay described above but using 10 mM of either benzaldehyde or phenylacetaldehde instead of 10 as a co-substrate with L-threonine. The reverse reaction to generate 10 and L-threonine using 2 with and ...
Step-by-Step Solution:1. Definition of Sodium Benzoate: Sodium benzoate is a chemical compound that is commonly used as a food preservative.2. Formation of Sodium Benzoate: It is formed
Benzene and alkyl-substituted benzenes can be hydroxylated by reaction with H_2O_2 in the presence of an acidic catalyst. What is the structure of the reactive electrophile? Propose a mechanism for the reaction.What haloalkane would you use to create the molecu...
Why doesn't benzaldehyde undergo a self-aldol condensation? Why is sulfuric acid used instead of hydrochloric acid in the dehydration of cyclohexanol? Why might the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and MnO4- proceed more slowly towards the end of the reaction?
m-Chloroperbenzoic acid (0.81 g, 4.71 mmol) was added to a solution of the above synthesized 3,4-bis(benzyloxy)benzaldehyde 2 (1.0 g, 3.14 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 h and then diluted with ethyl acetate (50...