Perkin reaction
Organic reaction developed by William Henry Perkin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Perkin rearrangement.
The Perkin reaction is an organic reaction developed by English chemist William Henry Perkin that is used to make cinnamic acids. It gives an α,β-unsaturated aromatic acid or α-substituted β-aryl acrylic acid by the aldol condensation of an aromatic aldehyde and an acid anhydride, in the presence of an alkali salt of the acid.[1][2] The alkali salt acts as a base catalyst, and other bases can be used instead.[3]
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Named after | William Henry Perkin | ||||||||||
Reaction type | Condensation reaction | ||||||||||
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RSC ontology ID | RXNO:0000003 ![]() | ||||||||||
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