Which of the following reactants will react with phenol to give salicylaldehyde after hydrolysis?

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Which of the following reactants will react with phenol to give salicylaldehyde after hydrolysis? (A) methyl chloride (B) trichloromethane (C) dichloromethane (D) none of these

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Trichloro methane reacts with phenol to give salicylaldehyde after hydrolysis. This reaction is known as Reimer-Tiemann reaction <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/5e392f70ade221eb118793b87f7e762a-.png" />

Q. Which of the following reactants will react with phenol to give salicylaldehyde after hydrolysis?

methyl chloride

trichloromethane

dichloromethane

none of these

Trichloro methane reacts with phenol to give salicylaldehyde after hydrolysis. This reaction is known as Reimer-Tiemann reaction