Rearrangements of the Benzilic Acid Type; Preparation and Use of Dialkali Metal Adducts of Aromatic Ketones.

Author

Stanley Selman, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Date of Award

8-1959

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Chemistry

Major Professor

Jerome F. Eastham

Committee Members

D. A. Shirley, Carl Buehler, John W. Prados

Abstract

Introduction: The benzilic acid rearrangement is the base-catalyzed transformation of an α-diketone to the salt of an α-hydroxy acid. This rearrangement can be effected in aromatic, semi-aromatic (o-quinones), in alicyclic, and aliphatic, as well as in heterocyclic α-diketones. Examples of the rearrangement in the above type compounds are illustrated in equations 1-6.

Recommended Citation

Selman, Stanley, "Rearrangements of the Benzilic Acid Type; Preparation and Use of Dialkali Metal Adducts of Aromatic Ketones.. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 1959.
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