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BY oxidizing p-hydroxydeoxybenzoin with chromic anhydride in acetic acid, Weisl1 obtained a substance, m.p. 175°, which he claimed to be p-hydroxybenzil. He described it as an amorphous powder, crystallizable with difficulty from aqueous ethanol in the form of orange needles ; in alcoholic solution, it gave a deep red colour with potassium hydroxide.
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GORVIN, J. p-Hydroxybenzil. Nature 161, 208 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161208a0
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