The formylation of an aromatic nucleus by the use of 2-ethoxy-1, 3-dithiolane.

S Jo, S Tanimoto, T Sugimoto, M Okano

Index: Jo, Shigeo; Tanimoto, Shigeo; Sugimoto, Toyonari; Okano, Masaya Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1981 , vol. 54, # 7 p. 2120 - 2123

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Abstract

The reaction of various phenols with 2-ethoxy-1, 3-dithiolane proceeded smoothly in the presence of BF 3· Et 2 O to afford 1, 3-dithiolan-2-ylated phenols, which were readily hydrolyzed to the corresponding aldehydes. This process was also extended to N, N- dimethylaniline and indole.