title: Formylation of phenols using formamidine acetate.
abstract: We report a new method to formylate phenol derivatives using formamidine acetate and acetic anhydride. This general-purpose transformation is a significant improvement over many other methods and does not require high temperatures or the addition of strong acid or base. Mono-, di-, and tri-formylated product can be obtained, depending on the substrate and conditions used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: S Hessam M
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Mehr
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Hochschule Köln, CHEMPARK, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Depmeier
authors.affiliation: Center for Liberal Arts, Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama 244-8539, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Mahboobeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maghami
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-7132
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: MacLachlan