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Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids

Question
CBSEENCH12008469

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.