Uses
2-Bromo-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (2-Bromo-isovanillin) may be used in the preparation of:
- 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde semicarbazone (HMBS)
- 2-cyclopentyl-7-methoxy-1-benzofuran-4-carbaldehyde
- 3-(benzyloxy)-2-bromo-4-methoxybenzaldehyde
It may also be used as a starting material in the total synthesis of the following natural products:
- pareitropone
- denbinobin
- (±)-codeine
General Description
2-Bromo-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde, also known as 2-bromo-isovanillin, can be synthesized by the bromination of 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde.