4-ACETOXYBENZALDEHYDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

213 °C

Boiling point:

152-153 °C/17 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.168 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.538(lit.)

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

under inert gas (nitrogen or Argon) at 2-8°C

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Light yellow

Specific Gravity

1.168

Sensitive 

Air Sensitive

BRN 

1101359

CAS DataBase Reference

878-00-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzaldehyde, 4-(acetyloxy)- (878-00-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

T

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29153900

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4-ACETOXYBENZALDEHYDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless to pale yellow liquid

Uses

4-Acetoxybenzaldehyde is used as pharmaceutical intermediate.

Definition

ChEBI: An acetate ester that is phenyl acetate substituted by a formyl group at position 4.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 50, p. 539, 1985 DOI: 10.1021/jo00204a025

General Description

The reductive amination of 4-acetoxybenzaldehyde (4-formylphenyl acetate) with an azanonaborane cluster in the presence of H₃BNH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ was studied.

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