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HRID 21885Generated: October 26, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → 4'-Formylbenzo-15-crown-5

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant1,4,7,10,13-Benzopentaoxacyclopentadecin, 2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12-octahydro-HCID 84197—
Product4'-Formylbenzo-15-crown-5HCID 324243—

Reaction Steps

A solution of hexamethylenetretramine (1.87 mmol, 0.27 g) in trifluoroacetic acid (1.4 cm3) was added to benzo 15-crown-5 ether (1.87 mmol, 0.5 g) under nitrogen; the mixture was heated to reflux for 12 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05425878
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_06
ORD IDord-0aba0da7a8164d719a0f863898cfe358
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_06