Q. Benzoylation of phenol in alkaline medium is known as

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Solution:

The process of benzoylation of compounds containing active hydrogen such as phenol, aniline, alcohol etc, with benzoyl chloride in the presence of aqueous is called Schotten-Baumann reaction.

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