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HRID 1683423Generated: November 2, 2026

Formaldehyde → Formaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantMagnesium di(phenolate)HCID 13616137—
ProductFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ProductSalicylaldehydeHCID 6998—

Reaction Steps

reacting magnesium bis-phenoxide with formaldehyde or a formaldehyde-liberating compound under substantially anhydrous conditions to form the magnesium salt of salicylaldehyde, said magnesium bis-phenoxide having been obtained by reacting phenol with a magnesium alkoxide of formula 4;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05637750
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_06
ORD IDord-3c4451de02a545d681c8cc5d73af3c1a
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_06