Preparation of Benzaldehyde
Benzaldehyde the most commonly used aromatic aldehyde in chemical industry. At room temperature it exists a colorless liquid with a special smell of almonds. Benzaldehyde is the main component of bitter almond oil extract, also from apricot, cherry, laurel, extracted in peach. Benzaldehyde is also obtained by oxidation of acidic solution of toluene’s manganese dioxide(MnO₂). …