George Kwesiga

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Is it possible to selectively demethylate a 2-methoxyl group in 5-bromo-2,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde?

I would like to use 5-bromo-2-hydoxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde in one of the synthetic procedures, but it's not commercially available. Instead 5-bromo-2,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde is available.

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How can a mixture of 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde and 3-bromo-2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde be separated?

I would like to use each of the two compounds separately in a synthetic procedure, but none of them is commercially available. 2-hydroxy-4-methoxylbenzaldehyde is commercially available and its...

07 July 2017 2,016 13 View

Can hydrazine reduce phenolic hydroxyl group?

I have carried out a reaction with hydrazine expecting a product with a phenolic substituent with three hydroxyl groups (two ortho and one para), but the para hydroxyl is lost in the product.

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