Question

$NaOH / H ^{+}$reacts with

• A. $C _{6} H _{5} OCH _{3}$
• B. $CH _{3} OH$
• C. $CH _{3}- \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - CH _{3}$
• D. $C _{2} H _{5} OH$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Dil. sodium hydroxide is used for the hydrolysis of ether.
$\underset{\text{Ether}}{C _{6} H _{5} OCH _{3}}+ H .OH \ce{->[{ NaOH }][{ H ^{+}}]}\underset{\text { Phenol }}{ C _{6} H _{5} OH }+ CH _{3} OH$