Benzilic Acid Rearrangement · anionic 1,2-shift
unseel.com · benzil → benzilic acid · Liebig 1838
MW gain +18
ΔG‡ ≈ 15 kcal/mol
step
carbon skeleton
carbonyl / carboxyl O
hydroxide / migrating Ph
new bond formed
Unseel.com · Benzilic Acid Rearrangement