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HRID 1025251Generated: November 3, 2026

Formaldehyde → 2,3-Dimethylbenzaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantM-XyleneHCID 7929—
Product2,3-DimethylbenzaldehydeHCID 34224—

Reaction Steps

A 2-liter flask equipped with a thermometer, a reflux condenser, and a stirrer was charged with 480 parts of 50% formalin, 110 parts of phenol, 202 parts of 98% industrial sulfuric acid, and 424 parts of m-xylene. The resulting mixture was allowed to react at 84 to 88° C. for 4 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08728626B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_05
ORD IDord-6deac67a02814a23a2efec3649b50da9
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_05