Hydrochloric Acid → 2,4-Dihydroxy-phenyl-benzyl-ketone

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120 kg (1.09 kmole) of resorcinol were suspended in 660 l of dichlorethane and 150 kg (1.12 kmole) of anhydrous aluminum chloride were added to the suspension while the temperature raised from 15° C. to 25° C. The complex obtained dissolved in the reaction medium. 171 kg (1.10 kmole) of phenyl-acetyl chloride were added over a period of one hour while the temperature raised to 35°-40° C. The mixture was stirred for one hour thereafter it was admixed with diluted hydrogen chloride (the mixture of 300 l of hydrogen chloride and 600 l of water), and it was treated as described in the preceding Examples. The solvent was removed by distillation, the residue was recrytallized from toluene, the product obtained was centrifuged and dried at 45°-50° C. 205-210 kg of 2,4-dihydroxy-phenyl-benzyl-ketone were obtained, yield 82-84.5%. Calculated amount: 248.5 kg. The physical data are identical with the data given in Example 1.

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