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HRID 2420052Generated: October 25, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Phenoxybenzaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantHexamethylenetetramineHCID 4101—
Reactant3-Phenoxybenzyl chlorideHCID 93291—
Reactant1-(Dibromomethyl)-3-phenoxybenzeneHCID 104630—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product3-PhenoxybenzaldehydeHCID 38284—

Reaction Steps

A process according to claim 1, wherein the mixture of m-phenoxybenzyl bromide (II) and m-phenoxybenzal bromide (X = bromine) is reacted with 1 to 2 molar equivalents of hexamethylenetetramine in hot aqueous ethanol or hot aqueous acetic acid and hydrolyzing the mixture with dilute hydrochloric acid to yield m-phenoxybenzaldehyde (I).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04108904
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_08
ORD IDord-71e851d97ae94812a875733e9d2fd1f2
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_08