Vilsmeier–Haack formylation

The formylation of electron-rich aromatic compounds with a mixture of dimethylformamide and phosphorus oxychloride POCl3 is commonly referred to as the Vilsmeier reaction, or sometimes the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction, from the names of the two German chemists who first described it in 1927.

Sandmeyer Reaction: Definition| Mechanism| Example| Application

Sandmeyer reaction : aromatic sn1 mechanism

The Sandmeyer reaction is an organic substitution type reaction used for the synthesis of aryl halide from an aryl diazonium salt. the catalyst used in Sandmeyer reaction is a copper(I) halide like chloride, bromide or iodide ions catalyst. significantly, The reaction include trifluoromethylation, hydroxylation, cyanation, and halogenation type reaction on benzene.