The most accessible and affordable chemical structure found in nature is often the source of synthetic Vanillin. Historically, the building block of choice was lignin, a by-product of the paper industry.
The benzene group and the two oxygen groups are shared, as can be seen in the structure of lignin below. For the distinctive aldehyde group to be added, just one reaction is required....
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