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HRID 462133Generated: October 30, 2026

3-Phenoxytoluene → 3-Phenoxybenzaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-PhenoxytolueneHCID 19165—
ReactantSelenium DioxideHCID 24007—
Product3-PhenoxybenzaldehydeHCID 38284—

Reaction Steps

Meta-phenoxytoluene is oxidized by selenium dioxide in the presence of a dehydration agent to yield meta-phenoxy-benzaldehyde containing less than 250 ppm dissolved selenium at a selectivity based on the toluene of about 90% or better.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04065505
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_12
ORD IDord-3cf62fadbca44b7699ee0a44b7ef517d
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_12