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HRID 1768608Generated: October 29, 2026

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → Benzaldehyde, 3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-HydroxybenzaldehydeHCID 101—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
ReactantEthanol, 1-bromo-HCID 14202443—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductBenzaldehyde, 3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-HCID 6453965—

Reaction Steps

1.42 g of sodium were dissolved in 200 ml of ethanol. 7.5 g of 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 10.5 g of bromoethanol were added and the resulting solution was refluxed for 5 hours. The solution was purified by column chromatography (silica, CH2Cl2).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05378718
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_01
ORD IDord-c45f1b75c2e1437fa0065d8d13b3d929
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_01