| Rieche formylation | |
|---|---|
| Named after | Alfred Rieche |
| Reaction type | Substitution reaction |
Rieche formylation is a type offormylation reaction. The substrates are electron richaromatic compounds, such asmesitylene[1] orphenols,[2] withdichloromethyl methyl ether acting as the formyl source. Thecatalyst istitanium tetrachloride and the workup is acidic. The reaction is named afterAlfred Rieche who discovered it in 1960.[3]
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