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HRID 1455866Generated: October 26, 2026

Formaldehyde → 4-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl) benzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
ReactantMethyl 4-(aminomethyl)benzoateHCID 571728—
Reactant4-[(Dimethylamino)methyl]benzoic acidHCID 826319—
Product4-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl) benzoyl chlorideHCID 13748965—

Reaction Steps

The 4-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl) benzoyl chloride was prepared by reacting the acid with excess oxalyl chloride for 1 hr at 25° C. The 4-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl) benzoic acid was in turn prepared from methyl 4-aminomethylbenzoate via reductive alkylation (CH2O, Na(OAc)3 BH as in J. Org. Chem., 1972, 37, 1673) followed by hydrolysis using 10% aqueous NaOH.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05843905
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_12
ORD IDord-d77ffea2c0ff485a9d1599781addece9
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_12