Date of Award
Summer 1960
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Hoffman, Norman E.
Second Advisor
Kittsley, Scott
Third Advisor
Haymaker, C. R.
Abstract
The catalytic decarbonylation of aldehydes is a reaction which offers interesting applications to the fields of both practical and theoretical chemistry. A literature survey shows that a relatively small number of researchers have been concerned with the investigation of this reaction. It was originally thought that catalytic decarbonylation would be successful only with alpha-beta unsaturated aldehydes. However, preliminary investigations indicated that the original supposition was not valid and that the reaction was applicable to aldehydes of a more general nature. The problem then possessed a deal nature: the determination of the types of aldehydes capable of decarbonylation and the determination of the effectiveness of the reaction in all cases where decarbonylation was observed.
Recommended Citation
Atwell, William Henry, "The Palladium-On-Charcoal Catalyzed Decarbonylation of Aldehydes" (1960). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 2420.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/2420