(Phenylmethoxy)acetaldehyde → 2-(Benzyloxy) ethanol

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Reaction Steps

Example 1 was repeated except that 100 ml of toluene was used instead of 100 ml of dichloromethane, to obtain 7.2 g of benzyloxyacetaldehyde and 4.5 g of 2-benzyloxyethanol (yield of benzyloxyacetaldehyde based on the 2-benzyloxyethanol that had reacted: 68.2%, ratio of recovery of 2-benzyloxyethanol: 29.6%).

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