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  4. Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicylaldehyde. The reaction is known as

Q. Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicylaldehyde. The reaction is known as

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Solution:

In case of Reimer - Tiemann reaction, phenol reacts with chloroform in presence of sodium hydroxide followed by acid hydrolysis to give salicylaldehyde as the major product

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