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HRID 344840Generated: October 30, 2026

Furfural → 3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-Dienal

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFurfuralHCID 7362—
ReactantAluminum isopropoxideHCID 11143—
ReactantGeranyl formateHCID 5282109—
Product3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-DienalHCID 884386%

Reaction Steps

According to the same procedure of Example 1, using 19.5 g (200 mmol) of furfural, and 642 mg (3 mmol) of aluminum isopropoxide, 18.2 g (100 mmol) of geranyl formate was oxidized to obtain citral at a yield of 86%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05053552
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_10
ORD IDord-484179483e144d51a31fd703c126bd35
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_10