Phenol treated with chloroform in presence of sodium hydroxide, which further hydrolyzed in presence of an acid results
- Salicylic acid
- Benzene-1,2-diol
- 2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
- Benzene-1,3-diol
Answer
(3) 2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
Solution
Reimer–Tiemann reaction:
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∵ dichlorocarbene (:CCl2) attacks the ortho position of phenoxide; the -CHCl2 group is hydrolysed to –CHO.
(1): salicylic acid ⇒ needs CCl4/NaOH or CO2 (Kolbe) ⇒ (1) is wrong
(2), (4): diols ⇒ no second –OH is introduced ⇒ (2), (4) are wrong
Answer: (3)