Rxogue - 18-11-2018 at 16:19
A friend and I brainstormed this but I have been unable to find any corresponding literature on the subject and want a few second opinions before I go
bubbling ethenone through stuff.
The proposed experiment was to pass condensed ethenone gas in an inert atmosphere through Toluene exposed to direct uV ( I.e. halogen floodlight with
filter removed) to form phenylacetone. We haven't been able to come up with a terribly large list of reasons why this isn't at least feasible.
DavidJR - 18-11-2018 at 16:31
I have no idea if that would work or not, but please be incredibly careful with ketene, it's nasty stuff.
Rxogue - 18-11-2018 at 16:46
We've worked with it before. But I agree. It's convenient enough for it to be worth the drawbacks though