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HRID 1763918Generated: November 1, 2026

7-Methylbenzofuran → 7-Methyl-2-benzofurancarboxaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant7-MethylbenzofuranHCID 33105—
Reactant2,7-DimethylbenzofuranHCID 12254875—
Product7-Methyl-2-benzofurancarboxaldehydeHCID 10511153—

Reaction Steps

i. 2,7-Dimethyl-benzofuran. 7-Methyl-benzofuran (of. compound (2) g.) is subjected to a WILSMEYER reaction to form 7-methyl-benzofuran-2-aldehyde which is converted into 2,7-dimethyl-benzofuran by a WOLF-KISHNER reaction by the method described in Bull.Soc.Chim. France 29, 1875 (1952). The product thus obtained has the following peaks in its MS; 146 (100%), 145 (92%) and 131 (32%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04113891
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_09
ORD IDord-261bb396d65d4cda9a738c0a6fc37b0e
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_09