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  4. Phenol is heated with CHCl3 and alcoholic KOH when salicylaldehyde is produced. This reaction is known as

Q. Phenol is heated with and alcoholic when salicylaldehyde is produced. This reaction is known as

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Solution:

Phenol reacts with chloroform and alcoholic KOH to give salicylaldehyde. This reaction is called Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

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