4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → Benzaldehyde, 4-(phenylmethoxy)-

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4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde (57.64 g, 0.47 mol) and potassium carbonate (71.6 g, 0.51 mol), which were combined in acetone (200 mL), were reacted with benzyl bromine (80.73 g, 0.51 mol) and stirred at room temperature over night. The acetone was removed in vacuo, and the 4-Benzyloxy-benzaldehyde (71.6 g), as a white solid, is crystallized form ethyl acetate.

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