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Definition of Benzil
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The organic compound 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanedione, a diketone used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a photoinitiator for free-radical curing of polymer networks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Benzil
1. a hydrocarbon radical [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benzil
Literary usage of Benzil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"benzil is crystallized by purifying it in alcohol, and is a slightly ... benzil is
not changed, even at the boiling point, by an aqueous solution of potassa ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1899)
"To study the oxidizing and reducing action of the electric current on benzoin
and benzil as compared with other agents, and to determine the result of ..."
3. The Practical Methods of Organic Chemistry by Ludwig Gattermann (1914)
"... benzil The next preparation will deal with this reaction. 27. REACTION:
OXIDATION OP A ... TO A benzil EXAMPLE : benzil from Benzoin ..."
4. Organic Chemistry for the Laboratory by William Albert Noyes (1911)
"38. Oxidation of a Secondary Alcohol to a Ketone.—benzil ... benzil crystallizes
from ether in prisms which melt at 95°. It boils at 346°-348°, ..."
5. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"benzil is a yellow, crystalline substance. As a diketone it unites with two ...
When heated with alcoholic potash, benzil takes up one molecule of water, ..."
6. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"One molecule of hydroxylamine, acting upon benzil, produces two ...
The expected ,3-benzil monoxime has not been discovered ..."
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