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| | Aromatic Formylation with HMTA and TFA - [www.rhodium.ws] |
 | | When the hexamethylenetetramine is used in conjunction with trifluoroacetic acid, a variety of aromatic compounds, including simple hydrocarbons, can be converted to imine products which are transformed to the aryl aldehydes on hydrolysis (eq 1). |
 | | Thus, a mixture of 12.2 g of 2,6-xylenol (100 mmol), 14.0 g of hexamethylenetetramine (100 mmol), and 150 ml of trifluoroacetic acid was heated at reflux (83-90°C) for 12 hr. |
 | | 2 (15%) were isolated after evaporation of the acid and fractional crystallization of the residue from acetonitrile-ether. |
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