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.
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 122.037
- Image
- 4-Hydroxybenzadehyde sample.jpg
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- chemical formula
- C₇H₆O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C=O)O
- melting point
- 118.0
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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.
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