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Chemistry
C6H5OH+CHCl3+NaOH arrow Salicylaldehyde the electrophile involved in the above reaction is.
Q.
C
6
H
5
O
H
+
C
H
C
l
3
+
N
a
O
H
→
Salicylaldehyde the electrophile involved in the above reaction is.
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A
Dichloromethyl cation
(
C
H
C
l
2
)
B
Dichlorocarbene
(
:
CC
l
2
)
C
Trichloromethyl anion
C
ˉ
C
l
3
D
Formyl cation
(
C
H
O
)
Solution:
The alpha elimination reaction takes place between chloroform and sodium hydroxide.
C
H
C
l
3
+
N
a
O
H
→:
CC
l
2
+
N
a
Cl
+
H
2
O
The above reaction of formation of dichlorocarbene is the first step of the Riemer Tiemann reaction.