Summary Some monochloro, dichloro and trichloro derivatives of the benzylphenols and benzyl phenyl ethers were prepared. No ethers were formed in the aluminum chloride condensations where chlorine was present in the nucleus of the benzyl chloride. In the Claisen reaction the presence of chlorine in the nucleus of the benzyl chloride exerted a retarding influence on the yield of benzylated phenol and its corresponding ether, the ...
