Phenol + CCl 4+ KOH longrightarrow X , X is :

Question

Phenol + CCl 4+ KOH longrightarrow X , X is : (A) salicyclic acid (B) salicaldehyde (C) benzoic acid (D) none of the above

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

This reaction is called Reimer-Teimann reaction. This is an example of electrophillic substitution in which dichlorocarbene (: CCl 2 ) acts as electrophile.

Q. Phenol $+ CC l_{4} + K O H ⟶ X, X$ is :

salicyclic acid

salicaldehyde

benzoic acid

none of the above

This reaction is called Reimer-Teimann reaction. This is an example of electrophillic substitution in which dichlorocarbene (: $CC l_{2}$ ) acts as electrophile.

Q. Phenol +CCl4​+KOH⟶X,X is :