Salicylaldehyde → 2-(Benzyloxy)benzaldehyde

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

185 g of dimethylformamide and 82.8 g (0.6 mol) of potassium carbonate were placed in a flask, and 61 g (0.5 mol) of salicylaldehyde were added dropwise thereto. 75.9 g (0.6 mol) of benzyl chloride were then added dropwise to the resulting mixture at a temperature of 50° C. for one hour. After the addition, the mixture was stirred at a temperature of 70° C. for two hours. The resulting reaction mixture was washed with 185 g of toluene and 330 g of water. The solvent was distilled out of the mixture at an inside temperature of 90° C. under a reduced pressure of 10 mmHg thereby providing 104.5 g of 2-benzyloxybenzaldehyde as bottom in the form of brown liquid having a purity 97.9% in a yield of 96.5%.

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