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HRID 1590411Generated: November 1, 2026

Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 4-Benzylbenzaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant4-(Phenylmethyl)benzenemethanolHCID 597614—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product4-BenzylbenzaldehydeHCID 4988653.3%

Reaction Steps

The above alcohol (2.52 g) was oxidised using the conditions of Swern (oxalyl chloride, 1.2 ml; dimethyl sulphoxide, 1.8 ml; triethylamine, 8.8 ml) in dichloromethane to give 4-benzylbenzaldehyde (1.33 g). NMR 1H: 9.93(1H,s), 7.78(2H,d), 7.33(2H,d), 7.20(5H,s), 4.04(2H,s).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05202356
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_04
ORD IDord-7da4833d36024f7fb1dd4632f8293be7
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_04