In organic synthesis, the Casiraghi formylation is the formation of a salicylaldehyde from a phenol and paraformaldehyde. The reaction requires a strong Brønsted base and a weak Lewis acid, and gives a methanol coproduct:[1]
Formally, it combines the Cannizzaro disproportionation with a directed Friedel-Crafts acylation.
In Casiraghi's original 1978 formulation, Grignard reagents served as both the hindered base and Lewis acid.[2][3]
Applications include the synthesis of tocopherol derivatives.[4]
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