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Title: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: Grimble_Gromble on September 16, 2001, 09:01:00 PM
Hi,

I need help!

Anyone knows how can I make trimethoxybenzaldehyde from veratraldehyde?

Thanks
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: Karl on September 16, 2001, 09:04:00 PM
I think you can brominate and treat in the same way as vanillin to prepare the 345TMBz as described on Rhodium's site...if thats what you want to know
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: PEYOTE on September 16, 2001, 09:28:00 PM
See

https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/mmda.mescaline.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/mmda.mescaline.html)

, and adapt the discourse to veratraldehyde.

You can also see

Post 214077 (missing)

(foxy2: "Re: MANY More compounds to come!", Chemistry Discourse)
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: Antoncho on September 17, 2001, 09:35:00 AM
There's a much better way recently discussed here, using NaI and I2 in water. It is one-stage and higher-yielding than the above proc's - UTSE.

A good query would bee "NaI3 or KI3"

Antoncho
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: PEYOTE on September 17, 2001, 02:58:00 PM
NaI3??? KI3??? It's fanta-chemistry!
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: hypo on September 17, 2001, 03:03:00 PM
hm? afaik I3- exists.
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: PEYOTE on September 17, 2001, 03:16:00 PM
yes, but if u write NaI3 it seems that AT THE SOLID STATE may exist this salt, and it is wrong (ar, I've never heard that NaI3 exist like a solid salt). In soln may exist Na+ and I3- (well [I3]-), but not NaI3... it's dissociated. Like with K.

Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: hypo on September 17, 2001, 03:21:00 PM
now come on... that's a little nitpicking, isnt it  :)  i've found chemists do often write down things that only exist in theory.
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: PEYOTE on September 17, 2001, 03:25:00 PM
But ONLY in theory...  it's a poetry license

;)
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: Antoncho on September 17, 2001, 04:32:00 PM
hey, all i meant was a good query for a search
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: Rhodium on September 18, 2001, 03:38:00 AM
According to

Post 214369 (missing)

(foxy2: "2 Bromination of 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde", Chemistry Discourse)
, bromination of veratraldehyde (3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde) produces 2-bromo-4,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde instead. It seems vanillin is the correct starting material fror 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde.
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: terbium on September 18, 2001, 07:52:00 AM

yes, but if u write NaI3 it seems that AT THE SOLID STATE may exist this salt, and it is wrong



It is not "wrong". It is a short-hand convention used by people who know enough not to need trivial details restated at every opportunity.

Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: hest on September 18, 2001, 01:41:00 PM
p-methoxybenzaldehyde is also a valid starting material, dibromate it and then use 'the usual' procedure (that one from vaniline)

Post 199571 (missing)

(hest: "Re: 3,4,5 Trimethoxybenzaldehyde Synth", Chemistry Discourse)

https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/mmda.mescaline.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/mmda.mescaline.html)


https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/345-tmb.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/345-tmb.html)


Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: PEYOTE on September 18, 2001, 04:26:00 PM
But if there is someone that don't know that???

Simplicity is the best way to reach maximum yields
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: Rhodium on September 18, 2001, 05:38:00 PM
Then they should consult the suggested links or look in the literature before stating incorrect things. If you had performed the suggested search for NaI3, you would have found credible papers on the use of the substance. Any inorganic chem book would tell you that in solution, NaI and I2 combines to form Na+ I3+
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: PEYOTE on September 18, 2001, 05:42:00 PM
Na+ I3-

eh eh  ;)
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: Rhodium on September 18, 2001, 05:44:00 PM
Te-hee. Forgot to change that sign, as there are no button for superscript minus sign in the message composing button collection  :-[
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: foxy2 on September 18, 2001, 10:14:00 PM
I think the 4-methoxy is more difficult to brominate than a 4-hydroxy and therefor much harder to dibrominate.  A while back G_Pig told me it was not worth the effort to try to dibrominate 4-methoxyPEA (gosh i think it was that).  He said the yeild sucked.

Some of the literature I have looked at seems to indicate this as well



Do Your Part To Win The War
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: hest on September 19, 2001, 04:28:00 PM
ups, just checked my notes, yor'e right foxy2. Its 4-hydroxy-bensaldehyde. With the methoxy you have to brominate in boiling chlorobenzene :-)
Title: Re: Making trimethoxybenzaldehyde
Post by: obituary on September 19, 2001, 11:46:00 PM
Rhodium, you can use the superscript button and the (-) short dash on the upper part of the keyboard (right of the numbers)   SO4-2