3-tert-Butyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde is a mono-tert-butyl substituted 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde that can be synthesized using ethylbromide and 2-tert-butylphenol.
Synonyms: 3-tert-Butylsalicylaldehyde
Molecular Formula: C11H14O2
Molecular Weight: 178.23
Linear Structural Formula: (CH3)3CC6H3(OH)CHO
MDL Number: MFCD00778877
Purity: 96%
Density: 1.041 g/mL at 25 C (lit.)
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.544 (lit.)
Application: 3-tert-Butyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde may be used in the synthesis of:
•5-bromo-3-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde
•3-tert-butyl-5-(chloro-methyl)-2- hydroxybenzaldehyde
•chiral Schiff base-titanium alkoxide catalysts
•2 -(3-tert-butyl -2-hydroxybenzyl)aminomethylpyridine