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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Assertion (A): Chlorobenzene is not formed in the reaction of phenol with thionyl chloride.
Reason (R) : In phenol, carbon - oxygen bond has partial double bond character. The correct answer is

  1. A (A) and (R) are correct. (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C (A) is correct but ( R ) is not correct
  4. D (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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Correct Answer

(A) (A) and (R) are correct. (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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Thionyl chlorides \(\left(\mathrm{SOCl}_2\right)\) reacts with carboxylic acid to form an \(\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{S}\) bond, which is driven off by Cl through Nucleophilic acyl substitution forming \(\mathrm{SO}_2\) Hence, Due to +M effect of -OH group it give electron density to -…