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Organic Chemistry

For the reaction of Phenol with CHCL3 in presence of KOH , the electrophile is..??

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12 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of moifo thomas
12 Years ago
Thé électrophile ils CHCL3
Profile image of Aarti Gupta
12 Years ago
The electrophile in this reaction is dichlorocarbene. Thanks & regard Aarti Gupta askiitians Faculty
Profile image of Ishya shahi
9 Years ago
When phenol is treated with CHCL3 in the presence of KOH then Salicylaldehyde is obtained. Sabita shahi. from Nist +2 science (nepal)