4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as p-formylphenol, 4-formylphenol, Usaf m-6, p-hydroxy-benzaldehyde, parahydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxybenzenecarbonal, 4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde, p-oxybenzaldehyde
4Hydroxy­benzaldehyde (parahydroxy­benzaldehyde) is an organic compound with the formula . Along with 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, it is one of the three isomers of hydroxybenzaldehyde.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Synthesis, reactions, uses
- Metabolism and occurrence
- See also
- References
- Cited sources
4Hydroxy­benzaldehyde (parahydroxy­benzaldehyde) is an organic compound with the formula . Along with 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, it is one of the three isomers of hydroxybenzaldehyde.
== Synthesis, reactions, uses == 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is prepared by reaction of phenol with chloroform, which gives isomeric hydroxybenzal chlorides. Hydrolysis of the C-Cl bonds gives the aldehyde.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “4-hydroxybenzaldehyde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.