Triethyl Orthoformate

Product name:Triethyl Orthoformate
CAS: 122-51-0
Molecular Formula: C3H8O3
Molecular Weight: 92.0938
Product description:Chemical laboratory commonly used alkylating reagent and formylation reagents. They are easy to store, but high reactivity. They can be used as a alkylating reagent, it is easy to transfer the alkyl to all kinds of alcohol hydroxyl groups; Make the formylation reagent, in acidic or alkaline conditions can be used. With alcohol alkylation reaction Triethyl orthoformate as alkylation reagents, can make various alcohols corresponding alkylation reaction. Can make the polyhydric alcohol alkylation reaction, generate the corresponding ring original formate (type 1) [1 ~ 3]. The protection of aldehydes or ketones The original formic acid ester can be used to protect aldehydes and ketones, generate formate and corresponding acetal or ketal (2)