Chemical Properties
YELLOW TO BROWN CRYSTALLINE POWDER
Uses
4-Nitrobenzaldehyde was used in the preparation of homoallylic alcohols. It was also used to develop and evaluate a series of tripeptide organocatalysts.
Uses
4-Nitrobenzaldehyde is a benzaldehyde with a nitro group in the para position. It is used as a reagent in decarboxylative aldol reactions that are catalyzed by lipases and proteases in organic co-solvent mixtures.
Definition
ChEBI: 4-nitrobenzaldehyde is a C-nitro compound that is benzaldehyde substituted at the para-position with a nitro group. It is a C-nitro compound and a member of benzaldehydes.
Purification Methods
Purify it as for m-nitrobenzaldehyde above. [Beilstein 7 IV 589.]
