== Production == Salicylaldehyde is prepared from phenol and chloroform by heating with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide in a Reimer–Tiemann reaction: Alternative, it is produced by condensation of phenol or its derivatives with formaldehyde to give hydroxybenzyl alcohol, which is oxidized to the aldehyde. Salicylaldehydes in general may ...
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an oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C
7H
6O
2, having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in perfumery and in the synthesis of coumarin.
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