Resumen

BI, XIAOXIN et al. ONE-POT SYNTHESIS BENZILS FROM ALDEHYDES VIA NHC-CATALYZED BENZOIN DIMERIZATION UNDER METAL-FREE CONDITIONS IN WATER. J. Chil. Chem. Soc. [online]. 2011, vol.56, n.2, pp. 663-664. ISSN 0717-9707.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-97072011000200008.

A simple and convenient one-pot procedure is reported for the synthesis of 1,2-diketones from corresponding benzoin-type condensation reaction of aromatic aldehydes in water with N,N-dialkylbenzimidazolium salt as condensation catalyst and air as oxidizing reagent.

Palabras llave : benzils; benzoin condensation; benzimidazolium salts; metal-free oxidation.