Water → 4-(Benzyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzonitrile

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A mixture of 226 g (1.00 mol) of 2-hydroxy-4(phenylmethoxy)benzaldehyde in 287 ml (3.83 mol) of nitroethane and of 313 g (2.3 mol) of sodium acetate in 570 ml of acetic acid is heated at 104° C. for 8 hours and is then poured into 3 l of a mixture of water and ice. The precipitate is then filtered off, rinsed with diisopropyl ether and dried. 118 g of product are obtained. Moreover, the filtrate is extracted with diethyl ether, the organic phase is washed with an aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and then with water, dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue is then triturated in diisopropyl ether. 67 additional g of product are thus obtained.

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