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Triethyl orthoformate is an orthoester of formic acid. It is commercially available. The industrial synthesis is from hydrogen cyanide and ethanol.It may also be prepared from the reaction of sodium ethoxide and chloroform: CHCl3 + 3 Na + 3 EtOH → HC(OEt)3 + 3/2 H2 + 3 NaClTriethyl orthoformate participates in the Bodroux-Chichibabin aldehyde synthesis for example: ↑ ↑ ↑
