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HRID 259782Generated: October 30, 2026

Vanillin → methyl 2-(4-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantVanillinHCID 1183—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantMethyl bromoacetateHCID 60984—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Productmethyl 2-(4-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)acetateHCID 88252377%

Reaction Steps

Vanillin was alkylated with methyl bromoacetate in DMF in the presence of K2CO3 in the usual way to give a colorless solid (77%). mp 91°-93 ° C. IR(KBr) cm-1 1760, 1682. 1H NMR(300 MHz, CDCl3): 9.86 (s, 1H), 7.44-7.40 (m, 2H), 6.86 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 4.79 (s, 2H), 3.95 (s, 3H), 3.80 (s, 3H). Anal. Calc'd for C11H12O5 : C, 58.92; H, 5.41; Found: C, 59.02; H, 5.26.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05523302
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_06
ORD IDord-d1c5796127f4492195c1c06baf58a6dc
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_06