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HRID 2226044Generated: October 30, 2026

Formaldehyde → 2-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-pyrazine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant2-MethylpyrazineHCID 7976—
Product2-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-pyrazineHCID 52224732%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 90.0 g (956 mmol) of 2-methylpyrazine and 6.4 g (212 mmol) of paraformaldehyde was heated in a stainless steel autoclave at 165° C. for 5 hours, The residue was distilled under iced aspirator pressure (ca. 10 mmHg) to yield 8.28 g (32%) of a light pink oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05344830
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_09
ORD IDord-9ae351cf1bac4f44b92cbc37972c8a16
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_09