Chemical Properties
Clear pale yellow liquid
Uses
2-Benzyloxybenzaldehyde may be used in the synthesis of:
- 2-benzyloxy-2′-hydroxy-3′,4′,6′-trimethoxychalcone
- N2-(2-benzyloxy)benzylidenyl isonicotinic acid hydrazide
- 2-hydroxy-2′-methoxybenzophenone
- 2′-hydroxy-5,6,7-trimethoxyflavone
Uses
2-Benzyloxybenzaldehyde is used as an organic chemical synthesis intermediate.
General Description
2-Benzyloxybenzaldehyde is a benzaldehyde derivative. It undergoes enantioselective cyanoformylation with ethyl cyanoformate in the presence of a vanadium(V) chiral salen complex and imidazole to form the corresponding cyanohydrin carbonate.
