Making Benzaldehyde From Cinnamon Oil
Today we are carrying out a super inefficient synthesis of benzaldehyde. This is a cool example of the Retro-Aldol reaction. This really is not a great way to get benzaldehyde though, and it is mostly just for educational purposes. Chemplayer Video: • Video ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merch - https://nilered.tv/store ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the community: Patreon - / nilered Discord - / discord NileRed Newsletter - https://nile.red/home#newsletter You can also find me here: Facebook - / nilered2 Instagram - / nile.red Twitter - / nilered2 Nile talks about lab safety: • Chemistry is dangerous.

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