Principle: Aromatic aldehyde condense with aliphatic or mixed aryl alkyl ketone in

presence of aqueous alkali to form α, β-unsaturated ketone, which is well known as

Claisen-Schmidt condensation. Acetophenone and benzaldehyde react and form
benzylideneacetophenone (chalcone) in presence of ethanol and NaOH. Here the C-C bond
forming step in aldol condensations is facilitated by electron withdrawing group and
retarded by electron releasing group on the carbonyl component of ketone. 1

Aim: To prepare chalcone (1, 3-diphenylprop-2-en-1- one) from bendzaldehyde and

acetophenone.

Reaction:

Mechanism:

REQUIREMENTS
Chemicals: Bendzaldehyde

Acetophenone

NaOH

Rectified spirit

Apparatus: Conical flask

 Round bottom flask

Condenser

Beaker

Pipette

Glass rod

Buchner funnel

PROCEDURE
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CONCLUSION
Chalcone was synthesized and the percentage yield was found to be………..%

REFERENCES
1. Vogel’s Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry by Brian S. Furniss,
Antony J. Hannaford, Peter W. G. Smith & Austin R. Tatchell; Fifth
Edition; Page No.- 1034

2. Practical in organic chemistry, by Hitesh G. Raval, Sunil L. Baldania and

Dimal A. Shah, Nirav Prakashan, Page No. 267.

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