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  4. Phenol is heated with CHCl3 and alcoholic KOH when salicylaldehyde is produced. This reaction is known as

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Q. Phenol is heated with $CHCl_{3}$ and alcoholic $KOH$ when salicylaldehyde is produced. This reaction is known as

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Solution:

Phenol reacts with chloroform and alcoholic KOH to give salicylaldehyde. This reaction is called Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

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