Aldol condensation of 2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde with acetone under basic condition

• Main Authors: Mohd Shah, Siti Aminah, Ahmad, Faujan, Abdull Manap, Mohd Rashidi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Oriental Scientific Publishing Co. 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17679/1/Aldol%20condensation%20of%202.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17679/; http://www.orientjchem.org/abstract.php?vabid=a11430

Mixed aldol condensation of 2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde and acetone with mole ratio of 2:1 in the presence of sodium hydroxide gave an orange-yellowish crystal; identified as 1,5-Bis(22 ,52 -dimethoxyphenyl)penta-1,4-diene-3-one yield 56 to 82 %.