| Chemical Properties | Clear colorless liquid |
| Chemical Properties | Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal has a sweet, floral note; also reminiscent of almond |
| Occurrence | Reported found in rhubarb and potato. |
| Uses | Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal used as an effective reagent for the construction of selenocarbonyl compounds. |
| Uses | Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal is suitable for use in the synthesis of 4,6-dihydroxy sugar, required for the total synthesis of Porphyromonas gingivalis 381 derived lipid A. It may be used in the preparation of 1-O-methyl-2,3-di-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose. |
| Uses | Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in fresh and canned fish and Cinnamomum zeylanicum using gas-chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). |
| Definition | ChEBI: (Dimethoxymethyl)benzene is a benzyl ether. |
| Preparation | From benzaldehyde and methanol in the presence of calcium chloride and HCl; from benzaldehyde and tetramethylorthosilicate in the presence of anhydrous HCl in methanol |
| Preparation | A mixture of ethylenediamine (1.2 g, 20 mmol), Ph3SbO (1.0 mmol), and P4S10 (2.0 mmol) was autoclaved under a pressure of CO2 (4.9 MPa). Imidazolidinone was isolated by column chromatography (silica gel; eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane, 1:1, v/v); yield 1.5 g (85%). |
| Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 25 ppm: green, nutty, brown and sweet |
| General Description | The abstraction of α-hydrogen atoms from benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal by active bromine at 80°C has been investigated. |
| Safety Profile | Moderately toxic by
ingestion. A skin irritant. When heated to
decomposition it emits acrid smoke and
irritating fumes. |
