Citation: Guan Wu WANG, Lu LIU. Mechanochemical Reaction of Aromatic Ketones and Aldehydes in the Presence of Zn-ZnCl₂[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2004, 15(5): 587-590. shu

Mechanochemical Reaction of Aromatic Ketones and Aldehydes in the Presence of Zn-ZnCl₂

Guan Wu WANG ,
Lu LIU

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026

Received Date: 6 May 2003

Fund Project: We are grateful for financial support from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (20125205), Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (00045306) and Anhui Provincial Bureau of Personnel Affairs.

The solvent-free reactions of aromatic ketones and aldehydes in the presence of Zn-ZnCl₂ were performed with the aid of high-speed vibration mill, Retsch MM200 mixer mill and Retsch RM100 mortar grinder to give pinacol coupling and reduction products in varying yields.
- Pinacol coupling,
- solvent-free reaction,
- aromatic ketones,
- aromatic aldehydes,
- mechanochemical reaction
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