Dimethylformamide → 4-Butoxy-3-methoxy-5-(prop-2-en-1-yl)benzaldehyde

Participants

Reaction Steps

A mixture 3-allyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (10.25 g, 0.053 mole), of dimethylformamide (150 ml), of potassium carbonate (8.29 g, 0.06 mole) and of 1-bromobutane (8.22 g, 0.06 mole) was maintained at 40°-45° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was dropped into iced water and the oil formed was extracted with dichloromethane. After washing with water, drying and evaporating off the solvent, a brown oil was obtained, which was passed through a bed of silica 60 to give a pale yellow oil of 3-allyl-4-butoxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (13 g, yield=91%).

Provenance & Evidence