Salicylaldehyde

Salicylic aldehyde
Skeletal formula
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde[1]
Other names
Salicylaldehyde
Salicylic aldehyde
o-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
471388
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.783 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 201-961-0
3273
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-5,9H checkY
    Key: SMQUZDBALVYZAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C7H6O2/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-5,9H
    Key: SMQUZDBALVYZAC-UHFFFAOYAD
  • O=Cc1ccccc1O
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)
-64.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards[2]
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H302, H315, H317, H319, H335, H411
P280, P305+P351+P338
Safety data sheet (SDS) [2]
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Salicylic acid
Benzaldehyde
Salicylaldoxime
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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 isomers of hydroxybenzaldehyde. This colorless oily liquid has a bitter almond odor at higher concentration. Salicylaldehyde is a precursor to coumarin and a variety of chelating agents.

Production

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][6]

Preparation of salicylaldehyde by the Reimer–Tiemann reaction

Natural occurrences

Salicylaldehyde is a characteristic aroma component of buckwheat.[7] Salicylaldehyde also 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.

Reactions and applications

Salicylaldehyde is mainly used commercially as a precursor to coumarin. The conversion entails condensation with acetic anhydride ("Perkin synthesis").[4]

Catechol, benzofuran, a salicylaldehydimine (R = alkyl or aryl), 3-carbethoxycoumarin
  1. Oxidation with hydrogen peroxide gives catechol (1,2-dihydroxybenzene) (Dakin reaction).[9]
  2. Etherification with chloroacetic acid followed by cyclisation gives the heterocycle benzofuran (coumarone).[10] The first step in this reaction to the substituted benzofuran is called the Rap–Stoermer condensation after E. Rap (1895) and R. Stoermer (1900).[11][12]
  3. Salicylaldehyde is converted to chelating ligands by condensation with amines. With ethylenediamine, it condenses to give the ligand salen. Hydroxylamine gives salicylaldoxime.
  4. Condensation with diethyl malonate gives 3-carbethoxycoumarin (a derivative of coumarin) by an aldol condensation.[13]

Internal hydrogen bonding

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]

References

  1. ^ "Front Matter". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 652. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ a b Sigma-Aldrich Co., Salicylaldehyde. Retrieved on 2018-05-24.
  3. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 8295
  4. ^ a b c Maliverney, Christian; Mulhauser, Michel (2000). "Hydroxybenzaldehydes". Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. doi:10.1002/0471238961.0825041813011209.a01. ISBN 978-0-471-48494-3.
  5. ^ Trond Vidar Hansen; Lars Skattebøl (2005). "Ortho-Formylation of Phenols; Preparation of 3-Bromosalicylaldehyde". Organic Syntheses. 82: 64. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.089.0220.
  6. ^ Brühne, F.; Wright, E. "Benzaldehyde". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_463.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Janeš, D.; Kreft, S. (2008). "Salicylaldehyde is a characteristic aroma component of buckwheat groats". Food Chemistry. 109 (2): 293–298. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.12.032. PMID 26003350.
  8. ^ Pauls, G., Becker, T., et al. (2016). Two Defensive Lines in Juvenile Leaf Beetles; Esters of 3-nitropropionic Acid in the Hemolymph and Aposematic Warning. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (3) 240-248.
  9. ^ Dakin, H. D. (1923). "Catechol" (PDF). Organic Syntheses. 3: 28; Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 149.
  10. ^ Burgstahler, A. W.; Worden, L. R. (1966). "Coumarone". Organic Syntheses. 46: 28. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.046.0028{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link).
  11. ^ Rap, E. (November 1895). "Sull' α-Benzoilcumarone" [On the α-Benzoylcoumaron]. Gazzetta Chimica Italiana. 2 (4): 285–290.
  12. ^ Stoermer, R. (1900). "Synthesen und Abbaureactionen in der Cumaronreihe". Liebig's Annalen der Chemie. 312 (3): 237–336. doi:10.1002/jlac.19003120302.
  13. ^ Horning, E. C.; Horning, M. G.; Dimmig, D. A. (1948). "3-Carbethoxycoumarin". Organic Syntheses. 28: 24. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.028.0024{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link).
  14. ^ Schoustra, S.K.; Asadi, V.; Zuilhof, H.; Smulders, M.M.J. (2023). "Internal hydrogen bonding of imines to control and enhance the dynamic mechanical properties of covalent adaptable networks". European Polymer Journal. 195: 112209. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.112209.
  15. ^ Metzler, C.M.; Cahill, A.; Metzler, D.E. (1980). "Equilibriums and absorption spectra of Schiff bases". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102 (19): 6075–6082. doi:10.1021/ja00539a017.
  16. ^ Kandambeth, S.; Shinde, D.B; Panda, M.K.; Lukose, B.; Heine, T.; Banerjee, R. (2013). "Enhancement of Chemical Stability and Crystallinity in Porphyrin-Containing Covalent Organic Frameworks by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52 (49): 13052–13056. doi:10.1002/anie.201306775.