
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Davies, W 
A1  - Ternai, B 
T1  - A Reaction between Mandelonitrile and Benzaldehyde
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1967
VL  - 20
IS  - 9
SP  - 1929
EP  - 1934
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9671929 
N2  - The reaction of cyanohydrins with aldehydes under the influence of bases or HCl is described. It is shown that cyanohydrins give substituted oxazoles on standing or in the presence of a base. A mechanism is proposed for the formation of imidazoles in the presence of hydrogen chloride. 
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