2-Benzyloxybenzaldehyde

Clear pale yellow liquid

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

2-Benzyloxybenzaldehyde is used as an organic chemical synthesis intermediate.

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.