2-Methylbenzaldehyde
2-Methylbenzaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4CHO. It is a colorless liquid.
Use and occurrence
Of its many reactions, 2-methylbenzaldehyde undergoes BF3-induced Rothemund condensation with pyrrole to give atropoisomers of tetrakisporphyrin.It is one of main benzaldehyde component of automobile exhaust.