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Reimer Tiemann introduces an aldehyde group on to the aromatic ring of phenol, ortho to the hydroxyl group. This reaction involves electrophilic aromatic substitution. This is a general method for the synthesis of substituted salicylaldehydes as depicted below.

The electrophile in this reaction is

A

:CHCI

B

`:""^+(CHCl)2`

C

:`C Cl_2`

D

:`C Cl_3`

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