By heating phenol with chloroform in alkali, it is converted into

Question

By heating phenol with chloroform in alkali, it is converted into (A) salicylic acid (B) salicylaldehyde (C) anisole (D) phenyl benzoate

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Reimer-Thiemann reaction: In this reaction phenol reacts with chloroform and alkali to form salicylaldehyde.

Q. By heating phenol with chloroform in alkali, it is converted into