VIII.—The action of salicylic aldehyde on sodium succinate in presence of acetic anhydride

Abstract

IN order to see if Perkin's reaction is equally applicable to the hydroxyaldehydes, I undertook, at the request of Professor Fittig, to study the action of salicylic aldehyde on sodium succinate. J a p e (Annalerz., 216, 97) has shown that by acting on sodium