aldol condensation production of pentaerythritol - I am stumped by a question from my textbook. The question reads: the compound pentaerythritol C(CH2OH)4 used in making explosives, is obtained from the reaction of acetalaldehyde and formaldehyde in t ...
Dickermann condensation - 8. Why must water be excluded from the reaction that generates 4-
hydroxycoumarol?
9. In the first step of the above reaction (question #8), formation of 4-
hydroxycoumarin, what is the purpose ...