1: conc. H2SO4 / toluene; H2O / 2.5 h / Heating 2: NH4OH / toluene / 15 h / Ambient temperature View Scheme

<b>With</b>&nbsp; <a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '3592982', constants.ctx, '0')">sodium methylate</a>&nbsp;<b>in</b>&nbsp; <a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '635760', constants.ctx, '0')">toluene</a> <br />T=100&deg;C;&nbsp;2&nbsp;h;&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;