Question
How will you prepare benzaldehyde from phenol?
Solution
Step 1. Phenol on treatment with chloroform and KOH (Reimer-Tiemann reaction) yields salicylaldehyde.
2. Salicylaldehyde on distillation with zinc dust will form benzaldehyde.

2. Salicylaldehyde on distillation with zinc dust will form benzaldehyde.
