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

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Potassium Carbonate (678 g, 4.91 mol) was added to a solution of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (200 g, 1.63 mol) in DMF (2 L) followed to the addition of benzyl bromide (214 mL, 1.80 mol) at 0° C. and stirred for 18 h at RT. After completion, the reaction mixture was poured into ice water (3 L), filtered the solid and dried to get 4-(benzyloxy)benzaldehyde (230 g, 66%).

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