2-Methylbenzaldehyde is an

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with the formula CH₃C₆H₄CHO. It is a colorless liquid.

Use and occurrence

Of its many reactions, 2-methylbenzaldehyde undergoes BF₃-induced Rothemund condensation with pyrrole to give atropoisomers of tetrakis(''o''-tolyl)

porphyrin Porphyrins ( ) are a group of heterocyclic macrocycle organic compounds, composed of four modified pyrrole subunits interconnected at their α carbon atoms via methine bridges (=CH−). The parent of porphyrin is porphine, a rare chemical com ...

. It is one of main benzaldehyde component of automobile exhaust.

Related compounds

* Benzaldehyde * 4-Methylbenzaldehyde *

Salicylaldehyde Salicylic aldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) is the organic compound with the formula (C7 H6 O2) C6H4CHO-2-OH. Along with 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, it is one of the three isomers of hydroxybenzaldehyde. This colorless oily ...

References

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