Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    By heating phenol with chloroform in alkali, it is converted into

    A) salicylic acid

    B)  salicylaldehyde

    C)  anisole

    D)  phenyl benzoate

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Reimer-Tiemann reaction: In this reaction phenol reacts with chloroform and alkali to form salicylaldehyde.


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