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» "Benzoin" is also used to describe benzoin resin, which doesn't contain the benzoin described on this page.
Benzoin or
2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone or
2-Hydroxy-1,2-Diphenylethanone or
desyl alcohol or
bitter almond oil camphor is an
organic compound consisting of an ethylene bridge flanked by
phenyl groups and with a
hydroxyl and a
ketone functional group. It comes as off-white crystals, with a light
camphor odor. Benzoin is synthesized from
benzaldehyde in the
benzoin condensation.
Its main uses are:
Benzoin is
not a constituent of
benzoin resin obtained from the
benzoin tree (Styrax) or
tincture of benzoin. The main component in these natural products is
benzoic acid.
History
Benzoin was first synthesized in 1832 by
Justus von Liebig and
Friedrich Woehler during the research on
bitter almond oil, which was
benzaldehyde with traces of
hydrocyanic acid. The catalytic synthesis by the
benzoin condensation was improved by the research of
Nikolay Zinin during his time with Liebig.
Further Information
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