Sodium Methoxide → 2-[(2,5-Dimethylphenoxy)methyl]benzaldehyde

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As a process for producing 2-(aryloxymethyl)benzaldehyde, for example, the following method is described in JP 2009-215286 A (Example 5). In the method, 2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl)benzaldehyde is obtained by reacting 2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl)benzal chloride and sodium methoxide, and then a resulting acetal compound is extracted with xylene. Then, an organic layer obtained after liquid separation is mixed with an aqueous sulfuric acid solution to hydrolyze the acetal compound to obtain 2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl)benzaldehyde.

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