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Diformylcresol

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Diformylcresol
Names
IUPAC name 2-hydroxy-5-methylisophthalaldehyde
Other names 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol
2-hydroxy-5-methyl-1,3-benzenedicarboxaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.027.971 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 230-768-4
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C9H8O3/c1-6-2-7(4-10)9(12)8(3-6)5-11/h2-5,12H,1H3Key: ZBOUXALQDLLARY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C=O)O)C=O
Properties
Chemical formula C9H8O3
Molar mass 164.160 g·mol
Appearance white solid
Density 1.433 g/cm
Melting point 113 °C (235 °F; 386 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word Warning
Hazard statements H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Diformylcresol is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H2(CHO)2OH. The 2,6-diformyl derivative of p-cresol is the most common isomer and is a white solid at room temperature.

Diformylcresol condenses with amines to give diimines that are widely studied as binucleating ligands.

Synthesis

Formyl groups (aldehydes) are fairly strong deactivating groups for electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions, hence double-addition to a phenol requires forcing conditions. Diformylcresol may be prepared from p-cresol by the Reimer-Tiemann reaction or the Duff reaction.

The corresponding reaction of phenol would be expected to lead to formylation of the 4-position vs 2,6-selectivity.

Related compounds

References

  1. Habarurema, Gratien; Gerber, Thomas I. A.; Hosten, Eric; Betz, Richard (2014). "Redetermination of the crystal structure of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol, at 200 K, C9H8O3". Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures. 229 (4): 331–332. doi:10.1515/ncrs-2014-0171. S2CID 93304005.
  2. Thompson, Laurence K.; Mandal, Sanat K.; Tandon, Santokh S.; Bridson, John N.; Park, Murray K. (1996). "Magnetostructural Correlations in Bis(μ2-phenoxide)-Bridged Macrocyclic Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes. Influence of Electron-Withdrawing Substituents on Exchange Coupling". Inorganic Chemistry. 35 (11): 3117–3125. doi:10.1021/IC9514197. PMID 11666507.
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  4. Lindoy, Leonard F. (July 1998). "Mono- and Diformylation of 4-Substituted Phenols: A New Application of the Duff Reaction". Synthesis. 1998 (7): 1029–1032. doi:10.1055/s-1998-2110.
  5. Brühne, Friedrich; Wright, Elaine (2011). "Benzaldehyde". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_463.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.
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