1: 1) 1 N NaOH / 1) methanol, 3 h, room temperature, 2) 15 min, 130 deg C 2: 91 percent / AlCl3 / benzene / 6 h / 50 °C View Scheme

sodium hydroxide 1) methanol, 3 h, room temperature, 2) 15 min, 130 deg C; Yield given. Multistep reaction;