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ethyl vanillin
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Ethylvanillin is the organic compound with the formula (C2H5O)(HO)C6H3CHO. This colorless solid consists of a benzene ring with hydroxyl, ethoxy, and formyl groups on the 4, 3, and 1 positions, respectively. It is a homologue of vanillin, differing on the 3 position.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 166.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
- SMILES
- CCOC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)O
- InChIKey
- CBOQJANXLMLOSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.6
- Polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 166.063
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- Commons category
- Ethylvanillin
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₀O₃
- canonical SMILES
- CCOC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)O
- melting point
- 77.0
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Ethylvanillin is the organic compound with the formula (C2H5O)(HO)C6H3CHO. This colorless solid consists of a benzene ring with hydroxyl, ethoxy, and formyl groups on the 4, 3, and 1 positions, respectively. It is a homologue of vanillin, differing on the 3 position.
== Preparation == Ethylvanillin is prepared from catechol, beginning with ethylation to give guaethol (1). This ether condenses with glyoxylic acid to give the corresponding mandelic acid derivative (2), which by oxidation (3) and decarboxylation, gives ethylvanillin (4). 500px