Salicyl alcohol is used as an antipyretic and as a local anesthetic.* It is possible that the related compounds which we report might possess similar potential uses. Clemmensen and Heitman2 have shown that 5, 5'-methylenedisalicylic acid can be prepared by the condensation of formaldehyde and salicylic acid. In this investigation, the dimethyl ester of this acid has been reduced to its corresponding alcohol with LiAIHa. It is shoan that the ...
