How can we obtain salicyaldehyde? give reactions also

Salicaldehyde is formed by reimer Riemann reaction in which phenol and chloroform are heated together with sodium hydroxide or pottasium hydroxide yeild salicaldehyde.

C6H5OH+CH3Cl > C7H6O2

KOH

It is also prepared by corresponding phenol by duff reaction.

water and alcohols have similar properties because water molecules contain hydroxyl groups that can form hydrogen bonds with other water molecules and with alcohol molecules, and likewise alcohol molecules can form hydrogen bonds with other alcohol molecules as well as with water.

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