Salicylic aldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4OH(CHO).[3][4] Along with 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, it is one of the three isomersofhydroxybenzaldehyde. This colorless oily liquid has a bitter almond odor at higher concentration. Salicylaldehyde is a precursor to coumarin and a variety of chelating agents.
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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde[1] | |||
Other names
Salicylaldehyde | |||
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471388 | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.783 ![]() | ||
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Properties | |||
C7H6O2 | |||
Molar mass | 122.123 g·mol−1 | ||
Density | 1.146 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | −7 °C (19 °F; 266 K) | ||
Boiling point | 196 to 197 °C (385 to 387 °F; 469 to 470 K) | ||
-64.4·10−6cm3/mol | |||
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H302, H315, H317, H319, H335, H411 | |||
P280, P305+P351+P338 | |||
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Salicylic acid Benzaldehyde Salicylaldoxime | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Salicylaldehyde is produced by condensation of phenol with formaldehyde to give hydroxybenzyl alcohol, which is oxidized to the aldehyde.[4] Salicylaldehydes in general are prepared by ortho-selective formylation reactions from the corresponding phenol, for instance by the Duff reaction, Reimer–Tiemann reaction, or by treatment with paraformaldehyde in the presence of magnesium chloride and a base.[5]
Salicylaldehyde can also be prepared from phenol and chloroform in a Reimer–Tiemann reaction:[6]
Salicylaldehyde was identified as a characteristic aroma component of buckwheat.[7]
It is also one of the components of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the European beaver (Castor fiber), used in perfumery.
Furthermore, salicylaldehyde occurs in the larval defensive secretions of several leaf beetle species that belong the subtribe Chrysomelina.[8] An example for a leaf beetle species that produces salicylaldehyde is the red poplar leaf beetle Chrysomela populi.
Salicylaldehyde is mainly used commercially as a precursor to coumarin. The conversion entails condensation with acetic anhydride ("Perkin synthesis").[4]
Due to the ortho positioning of the hydroxy- and aldehyde groups, an internal hydrogen bond is formed between the groups. The hydroxy group serves here as the hydrogen bond donor, and the aldehyde as hydrogen bond acceptor. This internal hydrogen is not found in the other hydroxybenzaldehyde isomers. When the aldehyde is reacted with an amine to form an imine, the internal hydrogen bond is even stronger.[14] In addition, tautomerisation further increases the stability of the compound.[15] The internal hydrogen bond also ensures that the aldehyde (or corresponding imine) is held into the same plane, making the whole molecule essentially flat.[16]
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