Adipaldehyde Explained

Adipaldehyde is the organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless oil that is usually encountered as an aqueous solution because it is highly reactive like many dialdehydes.[1] The compound has attracted interest as a precursor to nylon-related polymers. It can be produced by double hydroformylation of 1,3-butadiene, but this methodology has not achieved commercialization.[2] It has been prepared by oxidation of 1,6-hexanediol with pyridinium chlorochromate.[3]

References

  1. 10.1039/P29720002270. The Hydration and Polymerisation of Succinaldehyde, Glutaraldehyde, and Adipaldehyde. 1972. Hardy. P. M.. Nicholls. A. C.. Rydon. H. N.. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2. 15. 2270.
  2. 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.110721 . Butadiene hydroformylation to adipaldehyde with Rh-based catalysts: Insights into ligand effects . 2020 . Yu . Si-min . Snavely . William K. . Chaudhari . Raghunath V. . Subramaniam . Bala . Molecular Catalysis . 484 . 213312335 .
  3. 10.1016/s0040-4039(00)75204-x . Pyridinium Chlorochromate. An efficient reagent for oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to carbonyl compounds . 1975 . Corey . E.J. . Suggs . J.William . Tetrahedron Letters . 16 . 31 . 2647–2650 .