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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Gohfu Suzukamo, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568437 ;
Abstract
In a Reimer-Tiemann reaction for the preparation of a mixture of salicylaldehyde and p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, improved yield of the product and high selectivity of salicylaldehyde can be obtained when an alkali metal salt of a phenol is reacted with a reaction mixture comprised of chloroform and a slurry of an alkali metal hydroxide (preferably, in a fine powder state thereof) and an inert organic solvent and optionally, a catalytic amount of a surfactant.