.... dear PsychoKitty, i am too sorry for not responding in any way to your post - i know how embarassing it is when you post some really good stuff and no one even bothers to give you a compliment
But please accept one from me, oh my exqusite feline comrade-in-arms!
Personally, i can't say i am particularly interesed in this rxn as i, frankly speaking, heard the very word "hydantoin" for the 1st time in my life in this thread
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I've got a question for Hest, though. Hest, do you have any experience in performing that Sommelet rxn on any 2,5-substituted aldehyde? i'm asking cause i heard that it worked slower AND/OR w/lower yields on the things w/a substituted ortho-position - and i really want to know if it still could bee used....
i mean , chloromethylation is such an otc procedure, but the consequent usage of KCN is really a bummer... if there was a way to turn a 2,5-diMeO-4-something-benzyl chloride into the corresponding benzaldehyde, that would bee a very appealing route for many non-professional bees. What do you say? Anyone else can help?
Again, please excuse me for offtopic, but since Hest brought it up...
Antoncho