Chemistry:4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde

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4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
Other names
p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-formylphenol[1]
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Properties
C7H6O2
Molar mass 122.123 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow to tan powder
Density 1.129 g/cm3 (130 °C)[1]
Melting point 116 °C (241 °F; 389 K)[1]
Boiling point 310 to 311 °C (590 to 592 °F; 583 to 584 K)
12.9 g/L[2]
Acidity (pKa) 7.61 (25 °C)[3]
-78.0·10−6 cm3/mol
1.57051 (130 °C)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) is an organic compound with the formula C
6
H
4
OH(CHO)
.[4][5] Along with 3-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.[5]

4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is a precursor to 4-hydroxyphenylglycine, a precursor to penicillins. In the Dakin oxidation, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde reacts with hydrogen peroxide in base to form hydroquinone.

Metabolism and occurrence

p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase is an enzyme found in carrots (Daucus carota).[6]

4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is found in the orchids Gastrodia elata,[7] Galeola faberi,[8] and the Vanilla orchids.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Haynes, p. 3.304
  2. Haynes, p. 5.154
  3. Haynes, p. 5.92
  4. Merck Index, 11th Edition, 8295
  5. 5.0 5.1 Maliverney, Christian; Mulhauser, Michel (2000). "Hydroxybenzaldehydes". Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. doi:10.1002/0471238961.0825041813011209.a01. ISBN 978-0-471-48494-3. 
  6. Sircar, D.; Mitra, A. (2008). "Evidence for p-hydroxybenzoate formation involving enzymatic phenylpropanoid side-chain cleavage in hairy roots of Daucus carota". Journal of Plant Physiology 165 (4): 407–414. doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2007.05.005. PMID 17658659. 
  7. Ha, J. H.; Lee, D. U.; Lee, J. T.; Kim, J. S.; Yong, C. S.; Kim, J. A.; Ha, J. S.; Huh, K. (2000). "4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde from Gastrodia elata B1. Is active in the antioxidation and GABAergic neuromodulation of the rat brain". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 73 (1–2): 329–333. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00313-5. PMID 11025174. 
  8. Li, Y. M.; Zhou, Z. L.; Hong, Y. F. (1993). "(title in Chinese)" (in zh). Yao Xue Xue Bao = Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 28 (10): 766–771. PMID 8009989. 

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