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  4. Meerwein-Pondorff-Verley reduction Cresol, on heating with Zn dust, gives:

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Q. Meerwein-Pondorff-Verley reduction Cresol, on heating with Zn dust, gives:

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Solution:

Zn dust reduces, phenolic ?OH group. Hence, cresol gives toluene on distillation with Zn dust

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