Q. Which of the following reactions is used to prepare salicylaldehyde?
(a) Kolbe’s reaction
(b) Etard reaction
(c) Reimer- Tiemann reaction
(d) Stephen’s reduction.
Answer: (c) Reimer- Tiemann reaction
(c) Reimer- Tiemann reaction ( Kolbe’s reaction is used to prepare salicylic acid, Etard reaction for benzaldehyde, Reimer- Tiemann reaction for salicylaldehyde and Stephen’s reduction for aldehyde)