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  4. The formation of salicylaldehyde with phenol and chloroform in the presence of NaOH at 340 K and then hydrolysis is called

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Q. The formation of salicylaldehyde with phenol and chloroform in the presence of NaOH at 340 K and then hydrolysis is called

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Solution:

The formylation reaction of highly reactive aromatic substrate such as phenol using chloroform and NaOH is the Reimer- Tiemann reaction.

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