Hmmm I wonder if this would work on hydroquinone, catechol, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene or 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene???
Gatterman Aldehyde Synthesis
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Adams, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 45, 2375 (1923); 46, 1518 (1924)
Karrer, Helv. Chim. Acta 2, 89 (1919). C. A. Thomas, Anhydrous Aluminum Chloride in Organic Chemistry, p 600 (New York, 1941)
Fieser and Fieser, Organic Chemistry (3rd unabridged edition, 1956), pp 678-679
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