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HRID 1422313Generated: October 29, 2026

Formaldehyde → Salicylaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantTin tetrachlorideHCID 24287—
ReactantStannous ChlorideHCID 24479—
ProductSalicylaldehydeHCID 6998—

Reaction Steps

The reaction in the step (I) is carried out by reacting a phenol derivative, a base and paraformaldehyde in the presence of SnCl2 and/or SnCl4 in an organic solvent at 0-85° C. to the conversion of 30-80%, preferably 50-80% and then to complete the reaction at 95-105° C. to give a salicylaldehyde derivative of the formula (3) in a high yield and in a high selectivity.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06080895
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_06
ORD IDord-62fb206bc44b411c94f4db2b7d57655b
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_06