Benzoin - Benzoiin (English spelling)

Japanese: ベンゾイン - べんぞいん(英語表記)benzoin
Benzoin - Benzoiin (English spelling)

It is an aromatic ketol and is also known as 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone. It is produced by adding sodium cyanide to an ethanol (ethyl alcohol) solution of benzaldehyde and boiling it. This reaction is called benzoin condensation.


Chemical formula: C 6 H 5 CH(OH)COC 6 H 5 , molecular weight: 212.2, melting point: 137.6-138.6°C (racemic), boiling point: 343-344°C. Colorless columnar crystals. Soluble in acetone, ethanol, and benzene, but almost insoluble in water. Used as an analytical reagent to detect zinc. Benzoin, which is used in aromatherapy, is also called benzoin, but this is a different compound.

[Masahiro Hirota February 17, 2016]

[References] | Ketols | Benzaldehyde

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

芳香族ケトールの一つで、2-ヒドロキシ-1,2-ジフェニルエタノンの別名をもつ。ベンズアルデヒドのエタノール(エチルアルコール)溶液にシアン化ナトリウムを加えて煮沸させると生成する。この反応をベンゾイン縮合という。


 化学式C6H5CH(OH)COC6H5、分子量212.2、融点137.6~138.6℃(ラセミ体)、沸点343~344℃。無色の柱状結晶。アセトン、エタノール、ベンゼンには溶けるが、水にはほとんど溶けない。分析用試薬として亜鉛の検出に用いられる。アロマテラピーなどに使われている安息香もベンゾイン(英名benzoin)とよばれるが、この化合物とは別物である。

[廣田 穰 2016年2月17日]

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