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  4. Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicylaldehyde. The reaction is known as

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Q. Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicylaldehyde. The reaction is known as

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Solution:

In case of Reimer - Tiemann reaction, phenol reacts with chloroform in presence of sodium hydroxide followed by acid hydrolysis to give salicylaldehyde as the major product

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