Chemical Properties
Clear colorless liquid
Chemical Properties
Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal has a sweet, floral note; also reminiscent of almond
Occurrence
Reported found in rhubarb and potato.
Uses
Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in fresh and canned fish and
Cinnamomum zeylanicum using gas-chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
Uses
Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal is suitable for use in the synthesis of 4,6-dihydroxy sugar, required for the total synthesis of
Porphyromonas gingivalis 381 derived lipid A. It may be used in the preparation of 1-
O-methyl-2,3-di-
O-galloyl-β-D-glucose.
Uses
Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal used as an effective reagent for the construction of selenocarbonyl compounds.
Definition
ChEBI: (Dimethoxymethyl)benzene is a benzyl ether.
Preparation
From benzaldehyde and methanol in the presence of calcium chloride and HCl; from benzaldehyde and tetramethylorthosilicate in the presence of anhydrous HCl in methanol
Preparation
A mixture of ethylenediamine (1.2 g, 20 mmol), Ph3SbO (1.0 mmol), and P4S10 (2.0 mmol) was autoclaved under a pressure of CO2 (4.9 MPa). Imidazolidinone was isolated by column chromatography (silica gel; eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane, 1:1, v/v); yield 1.5 g (85%).
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 25 ppm: green, nutty, brown and sweet
General Description
The abstraction of α-hydrogen atoms from benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal by active bromine at 80°C has been investigated.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by
ingestion. A skin irritant. When heated to
decomposition it emits acrid smoke and
irritating fumes.
