Alcohols Phenols and Ethers - Result Question 47
####48. When phenol is heated with $CHCl_3$ and aqueous $KOH$ then salicyladehyde is produced. This reaction is known as
$[1988,89]$
(a) Rosenmund’s reaction
(b) Reimer-Tiemann reaction
(c) Friedel-Crafts reaction
(d) Sommelet reaction
Topic 3: Preparation and Properties of Ethers
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Solution:
- (b)
Oc1ccccc1C(Cl)Cl CC(COc1ccccc1C=O)c1ccccc1O
Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
