Hello,
i found this synthesis but it seems a bit to simple is it correct or not and if correct what would the theoratical yield be?
Materials and Reagents
Phenyl2propanone (P2P): ~130 ml (approximate scale based on 2000 ml flask volume)
Sodium borohydride (NaBH4): ~1520 g (stoichiometric...
While reading Erowid (https://erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/phenylacetone.html) A pathway stood out which was a wittig reaction between benzaldehyde and the triphenylphosphonium salt of alpha chloro ethyl methyl ether, the product of this reaction is an enol methyl ether which can be...