Products of the reaction of methylmagnesium bromide with benzophenone in diethyl ether
Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date : , DOI:10.1039/C29700001428
Abstract
The reduction of benzophenone to benzhydrol in the reaction of benzophenone with methylmagnesium bromide in diethyl ether is reported and shown to involve reaction of a small, constant fraction of the Grignard reaction.