Grundmann aldehyde synthesis

The Grundmann aldehyde synthesis is a chemical reaction that produces an aldehyde from an acyl halide.[1]

The Grundmann aldehyde synthesis
The Grundmann aldehyde synthesis

Because of the Rosenmund reduction and DIBAL-H accomplish similar transformations, this reaction sequence is not practiced much currently.

References

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  1. ^ Grundmann, C. (1936). "Ein neues Verfahren zur Überführung von Carbonsäuren in Aldehyde". Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 524: 31. doi:10.1002/jlac.19365240105.