Vanillin nitrostyrene from vanillin and nitromethane

First published at 14:54 UTC on June 17th, 2018.
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We condense vanillin and nitromethane in the presence of methylamine as a catalyst in the 'Henry' reaction to produce a vanillin nitrostyrene compound, and then recrystallise this.

CategoryScience & Technology
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