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Q. Phenol on heating with alcoholic $KOH$ and chloroform - undergoes

J & K CETJ & K CET 2011Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

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Phenol on heating with alcoholic $KOH$ and chloroform to give salicylaldehyde. This reaction is known as Reimer-Tiemann reaction.