Bouveault aldehyde synthesis

Named after  | Louis Bouveault
Reaction type  | Carbon-carbon bond forming reaction
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RSC ontology ID  | RXNO:0000533

The Bouveault aldehyde synthesis (also known as the Bouveault reaction) is a one-pot substitution reaction that replaces an alkyl or aryl halide with a formyl group using a N,N-disubstituted formamide.[1][2] For primary alkyl halides this produces the homologous aldehyde one carbon longer. For aryl halides this produces the corresponding carbaldehyde. The Bouveault aldehyde synthesis is an example of a formylation reaction, and is named for French scientist Louis Bouveault.

## Contents

* 1 Reaction mechanism
* 2 Variations
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Reaction mechanism

The first step of the Bouveault aldehyde synthesis is the formation of the Grignard reagent. Upon addition of a N,N-disubstituted formamide (such as dimethylformamide) a hemiaminal is formed, which can easily be hydrolyzed into the desired aldehyde.

## Variations

Variants using organolithium reagents instead of magnesium-based Grignard reagents are also considered Bouveault aldehyde syntheses.[3]

## See also

* Bodroux-Chichibabin aldehyde synthesis
* Bouveault–Blanc reduction
* Duff reaction

## References

1. ↑ Louis Bouveault (1904). "Modes de formation et de préparation des aldéhydes saturées de la série grasse" (in French). Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. 31: 1306–1322.
2. ↑ Louis Bouveault (1904). "Nouvelle méthode générale synthétique de préparation des aldéhydes" (in French). Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. 31: 1322–1327.
3. ↑ Jie Jack Li. Name Reactions: A Collection of Detailed Reaction Mechanisms. Springer, 2003. ISBN:3-540-40203-9

* Smith, L. I.; Nichols, J. (1941). "The Synthesis of Aldehydes from Grignard Reagents. II. Polymethylbenzaldehydes". J. Org. Chem. 6 (4): 489. doi:10.1021/jo01204a003.
* Sice, Jean (1953). "Preparation and Reactions of 2-Methoxythiophene". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 75 (15): 3697–3700. doi:10.1021/ja01111a027.
* Jones, E. R. H. (1958). "210. Researches on acetylenic compounds. Part LX. The synthesis of three natural polyacetylenic hydrocarbons". J. Chem. Soc.: 1054–1059. doi:10.1039/jr9580001054.

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