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HRID 344869Generated: October 29, 2026

Selenium Dioxide → 3-Methoxy-4-nitrophenylglyoxal

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSelenium DioxideHCID 24007—
Reactant1-(3-Methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-oneHCID 11679990—
Product3-Methoxy-4-nitrophenylglyoxalHCID 54385072—

Reaction Steps

3-Methoxy-4-nitrophenylglyoxal was prepared according to the method described in Patent Application FR 2,351,108, but starting with 3-methoxy-4-nitroacetophenone (33.6 g) and selenium dioxide (22 g). The expected product (35 g) is obtained in the form of a brown oil, which was used without further purification for the subsequent steps.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05053509
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_10
ORD IDord-de6cb35298a54f39818ffd6140f1a815
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_10