(3-Acetyloxy-5-carbonochloridoylphenyl) acetate → Benzaldehyde, 3,5-bis(acetyloxy)-

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A mixture of 61.8 g (0.24 mole) of 3,5-diacetoxybenzoyl chloride and 6 g of 5% palladium on BaSO4 in 200 ml of dry xylene was efficiently stirred while bubbling in hydrogen gas. The reaction mixture was slowly heated to 115° C. in an oil bath and the heating was continued until the evolution of HCl gas ceased (approximately 5 hours). After cooling, the mixture was filtered and the xylene was removed in vacuo to leave 48 g (90%) of 3,5-diacetoxybenzaldehyde which was used without further purification in subsequent reactions.

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