Category: Perkin Reaction

The most common example of using acid anhydride salt as a catalyst is the preparation of Cinnamic acid using the Perkin reaction from benzaldehyde. In addition, the sodium salt of salicylaldehyde is heated with acetic anhydride to create coumarin

The Perkin reaction, also known as Perkin condensation, is an organic reaction which is used for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated aromatic acid by the condensation of an aromatic aldehyde and an acid anhydride, in the presence of an alkali salt of the acid acting as a weak base. Generally, such type of reaction is only…