74156-40-4

Upstream product

• 120-57-0 piperonal 
• 100-39-0 benzyl bromide 
• 100-44-7 benzyl chloride 
• 1589-82-8 phenylmagnesium bromide 

Downstream Products

• 51003-16-8 trans-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-phenylethylene 
• 126266-77-1 3,5-methylenedioxy-α-phenylacetophenone 
• 86358-27-2 1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione 
• 40804-81-7 2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-1-phenylethan-1-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Cadmium-mediated carbonyl benzylation in tap water

Zn/CdCl2 has been developed as a mediator in the benzylation of various aldehydes in tap water affording the corresponding alcohols in moderate to good yields. The addition of a catalytic amount of InCl3 increases the yield of benzylation product significantly. It can selectively mediate the benzylation of aldehydes in the presence of ketones. A mechanism involving the formation of a cation π-complex is proposed based on the experimental facts. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.

An unusual chemoselective oxidation strategy by an unprecedented exploration of an electrophilic center of DMSO: A new facet to classical DMSO oxidation

A conceptually new dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) based oxidation process without the use of any activator has been demonstrated for the oxidation of active methylenes and benzhydrols. The developed protocol utilizes the electrophilic center of DMSO for oxidation, which was unexplored before. Mechanistic investigation has confirmed that the source of oxygen is DMSO.