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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 7. Alcohol, phenol and ethers

Treatment of phenol with chloroform in the presence of sodium hydroxide, which further results in _______ than water splitting in the presence of acid.

  1. A Salicyclic acid
  2. B Benzene-\(1\),\(2\)-diol
  3. C Benzene-\(1\), \(3\)-diol
  4. D \(2\)-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(D) \(2\)-Hydroxybenzaldehyde

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It is Reimer Tiemann Reaction
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