1: 48.5 percent / 25percent NaOH / dioxane; methanol / 48 h / 50 - 60 °C 2: 96 percent / xylene / 4 h / Heating View Scheme

aluminium trichloride in toluene T=50°C; 2 h;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 2 steps<br /> </b>1: 34 percent / 10percent aq. NaOH / methanol / 35 h / 60 &deg;C<br />2: 64 percent / p-toluenesulfonic acid / benzene / 24 h / Heating<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>With</b>&nbsp; <a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '472690', constants.ctx, '0')">toluene-4-sulfonic acid</a>&nbsp;<b>in</b>&nbsp; <a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '969212', constants.ctx, '0')">benzene</a> <br />24&nbsp;h;&nbsp;&nbsp;Heating;&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 4 steps<br /> </b>1: aq. HCl / ethanol<br />2: aq. NaOH / methanol<br />3: HCl / ethanol<br />4: H₂, KOH / Raney-Ni / methanol<br /> <br /> &nbsp;