title: Strong covalent hydration of terephthalaldehyde.
abstract: Spectrophotometric and electroanalytical studies indicate that one of the formyl groups of terephthalaldehyde in aqueous solution is present in about 23% as a geminal diol. Stronger covalent hydration of CHO in terephthalaldehyde than in p-nitrobenzaldehyde is attributed to a strong resonance interaction between the two formyl groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5810, USA.
authors.forename: Melek S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baymak
authors.forename: Kellie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Vercoe
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zuman