Hi there, actually I really want to design an organic reaction synthesis after I pass my organic chemistry lesson for 4 month..
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I'm choosing to synthesize vaniline (4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde).I choose phenol as a starting compound. What do you think about that?? And until now I face two major problems which are:
1. drive the product into para position (because hydroxyl group is an ortho, para director).
2. making a benzene ring can accept the nucleophile.
any tips about that??
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