| abstract |
[PROBLEMS] To provide a method for improving the rate of hydrolysis when mixing and heating benzal halides and water without using a metal salt catalyst. SOLUTION: In a method for producing a corresponding benzaldehyde of the general formula 2 by hydrolyzing a substituted or unsubstituted benzal halide, the presence of a catalyst having an affinity for water and / or the benzal halide. Hydrolyze under. (X represents a halogen atom, Y represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a nitro group or a phenoxy group. 5 is shown) |