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HRID 1275840Generated: October 26, 2026

Trimethyl orthoformate → 3-Bromo-4-chlorobenzaldehyde dimethyl acetal

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrimethyl orthoformateHCID 9005—
Reactant3-Bromo-4-chlorobenzaldehydeHCID 14049809—
Product3-Bromo-4-chlorobenzaldehyde dimethyl acetalHCID 15300643—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 6.8 g of 3-bromo-4-chlorobenzaldehyde in 17 ml of trimethyl orthoformate was stirred with 6.9 g of Amberlyst 15 resin at room temperature overnight. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to give 4.5 g of 3-bromo-4-chlorobenzaldehyde dimethyl acetal as a colourless oil, mass spectrum (EI) m/e 266 [M+].

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06162918
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_12
ORD IDord-484f1940086741c78be2f6b57d33922f
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_12