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what happens when phenol reacts with chloroform and NAOH followed by hydrolysis??

prachi , 11 Years ago
Grade 12
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Anjali Ahuja

Last Activity: 11 Years ago

Hello Student
When phenol treated with chloroform in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide(base) at 340 K temperature followed by hydrolysis yields 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde also called as salicylaldehyde and reaction called as Reimer-Tiemann reaction. The reaction is shown below.261-833_reimer-tiemann-reaction.png
sagar

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

this reaction is sname reaction reimer taimer reaction. questions are asked directly and one can easily tackel them by knowing the reactants and medium in which it takes place. so here it goes
reactant- phenol
medium-chloroform and aq. naoh 
type of reaction – electrophilic substitution 
attacking electrophile- :ccl2
 
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