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Obtained (poor yield) by Fries rearrangement of m-cresyl propionate (b.p.10 108–110°) with aluminium chloride,
in nitrobenzene at 2° for 24 h (10%) or at 0° for 5 days
without solvent at 50° for 3 h (21%), at 100° for 90 min, (11%) or for 7 h (12%)or at 120° (6%).