From: Julieta Vergara (julietav$##$netverk.com.ar)
Date: Fri Jun 04 1999 - 19:08:25 EDT
You can procede throw the following steps:
1st.--chloromethylation of benzene with formaldehide and chlorhidric acid,
with phosphoric acid o zinc chloride
as catalizator.You obtain benzylchloride .
2nd.--cianuration of the benzylchloride with sodium cianide.
3rd.--hidrolisis of the benzylnitrile to fenilacetic.
I hope you obtain goods yields.
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