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HRID 1622092Generated: November 1, 2026

Formaldehyde → 2-(3-Formyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant4-Hydroxybenzyl cyanideHCID 26548—
Product2-(3-Formyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetonitrileHCID 8660769074.5%

Reaction Steps

Proceeding as in Reference 8, but substituting 4-hydroxyphenylacetonitrile (2.09 g, 15 mmol) and formaldehyde (3.6 g, 120 mmol) gave 3-formyl-4-hydroxyphenylacetonitrile (1.8 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08778625B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_07
ORD IDord-9afe570d96c94a0e939453df66bbe130
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_07