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Triethyl orthoformate

Triethyl orthoformate

CAS NO.:122-51-0
MF:C7H16O3
EINECS NO.:204-550-4
API172
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Product Name
Triethyl orthoformate
Appearance
Colorless clear liquid
Specification
 99%
Test Method
HPLC
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry, dark location in a tightly sealed container or cylinder.
Shelf Time
24 months
  Solubility  Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

A clear, colorless liquid with a pungent odor.

Less dense than water. Flash point 86°F. Vapors heavier than air. May irritate skin and eyes.

Used to make other chemicals.

Triethyl orthoformate is used in Bodroux-Chichibabin aldehyde synthesis to prepare an aldehyde with one carbon higher by reacting with Grignard reagent.
Triethyl orthoformate is also used in the electrophilic formylation of activated aromatic species such as phenol.
A reagent useful for acetylization and imidic ester formation.