Glyoxylic Acid → (+-)-4-Hydroxymandelic acid

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condensing glyoxylic acid with phenol at a temperature of 15°-80° C. in the absence of a strong mineral base and in the presence of a tertiary amine, said tertiary amine being insoluble or slightly soluble in water and being liquid at ambient temperature, and said glyoxylic acid being in aqueous solution at a concentration greater than 50% by weight, to produce parahydroxymandelic acid, and

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