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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Polymers

Type of reaction involved in the initial step in the formation of bakelite

  1. A electrophilic substitution
  2. B electrophilic addition
  3. C nucleophilic substitution
  4. D nucleophilic addition
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(A) electrophilic substitution

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Bakelite It was the first plastic made from synthetic components. It is thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. When the phenol is taken in excess and the reaction medium is made acidic, the product of the…