- odor.
Benzoin is
synthesized from
benzaldehyde in the
benzoin condensation. It is
chiral and it
exists as a pair of enantiomers: (R)-
benzoin and (
S)-benzoin...
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Styrax benzoin is a
species of tree
native to
Indochina and
western Malesia.
Common names for the tree
include gum
benjamin tree,
loban (in Arabic), kemenyan...
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Commonly traded are the
resins of
S.
tonkinensis (Siam
benzoin),
S.
benzoin (Sumatra
benzoin), and
S. benzoides. The name
benzoin is
probably derived from Arabic...
-
aromatic uses.
S.
benzoin has a
history steeped in
antiquity and was once emplo**** as an
incense in Egypt. All the
compounds identified in
benzoin resin were...
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Benzil reductase ((
S)-
benzoin forming) (EC 1.1.1.320, YueD) is an
enzyme with
systematic name (
S)-
benzoin:NADP+ oxidoreductase. This
enzyme catalyses the...
- In
organic chemistry, the
benzoin addition is an
addition reaction involving two
aldehydes (−CH=O). The
reaction generally occurs between aromatic aldehydes...
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Tincture of
benzoin is a
pungent solution of
benzoin resin in ethanol. A
similar preparation called Friar's
Balsam or
Compound Benzoin Tincture contains...
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Lindera benzoin (commonly
called ****ebush,
common ****ebush,
northern ****ebush, wild all****e, or
Benjamin bush) is a
shrub in the
laurel family. It...
- is the
simplest aromatic carboxylic acid. The name is
derived from gum
benzoin,
which was for a long time its only source.
Benzoic acid
occurs naturally...
- (Eastern US, Mexico,
Central America) (Altingiaceae). It is
distinct from
benzoin (also
called "storax"), a
similar resin obtained from the
Styracaceae plant...
