A sunburn prevention agent must be non-toxic, non-staining, non-volatile, reasonably water soluble. — AITS & Test Series Chemistry Question
Question
A sunburn prevention agent must be non-toxic, non-staining, non-volatile, reasonably water soluble. It should filter of the burning rays of sunlight. Given structure is one such compound: [Structure showing a benzene ring with OH groups at meta positions and a benzoyl group (Ph-CO-) attached] which method/s for synthesis of above compound starting from m-dimethoxybenzene:

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OCH3 OCH3 conc. HI OH OH 3 AlCl C Cl O C O OH OH OCH3 OCH3 Cl O OCH3 H3CO C O OH O H C O conc HI AITS-FT-II (Paper-1)-PCM(Sol.)-JEE(Advanced)/20 FIITJEE Ltd., FIITJEE House, 29-A, Kalu Sarai, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi -110016, Ph 46106000, 26569493, Fax 26513942 website: www.fiitjee.com 7