Acyloin Condensation · Na-metal reductive coupling
unseel.com · 2 esters → α-hydroxy ketone · single-electron transfer
e⁻ delivered 0
Na atoms 0 / 4
operation
Na metal / electron
Carbonyl C · new C-C bond
Oxygen (O / O⁻)
Ketyl radical · ene-diolate
Unseel.com · Acyloin Condensation