thanks.
rhodium: i see how normal aldehydes are pretty unreactive, but
shouldn't benzaldehyde and especially benzaldehydes with an -O-
in 4 position be pretty reactive?
GC_MS: alk(en)ylation on the formyl group is _not_ what i want. rather my
concern was if, when alkylating a 4-formyl-phenolate, etherification of the
formyl group would be a side reaction. if not, then why not?
this is the compound i'm talking about in the case of alkylation with
propyliodide:
Molecule: (https://www.the-hive.ws/forum/faq.pl?Cat=#applet)
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