Microwave-assisted Heterogeneous Benzil–Benzilic Acid Rearrangement

Abstract

A new procedure for carrying out the benzil–benzilic acid rearrangement in the solid state has been developed which provides a new route to synthesize the pharmacologically interesting anticonvulsant dilantin.

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