CAS 3213-80-7: 2-phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbaldehyde

2-Phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbaldehyde is a white solid with an aromatic odor. It can be synthesized by the reaction of salicylaldehyde and d-xylose in the presence of catalytic amounts of iron(III) chloride. The compound is used as a ligand for copper(II) ions in asymmetric synthesis. 2-Phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbaldehyde has been shown to react with diazo compounds to produce highly reactive nitrenes that are useful in organic synthesis. 2PMT has also been observed to be able to form covalent bonds with certain sugars such as darabinose and arabinose.