Arash Vojood - Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

The current paper carried out the formose reaction (or the Butlerow reaction) when a fumed (pyrogenic) silica) also known as Aerosil or Cabosil) catalyst is present in methanol, which is one of the simplest forms of alcohol, at pH of ۱۰.۶. Ethane-۱,۲-diol (IUPAC name), also known as ethylene glycol or mono-ethylene glycol, is the reaction's visible product. Furthermore, Aerosil was investigated and identified through various analyses, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). Generally speaking, the results indicated that formose reaction produces ethylene glycol (simplest diol) with low efficiency in the methanolic medium.

Probiotic Chemistry, Formose reaction, Aerosil, Methanol, Ethylene glycol