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Question:

Reaction of phenol with chloroform in presence of dilute sodium hydroxide finally introduces which one of the following functional group?

−CHCl2

−CH2Cl

−COOH

−CHO

Solution:

Reaction of phenol with chloroform in presence of dilute sodium hydroxide finally introduces aldehyde -CHO functional group and hydroxy group at -ortho position. The reaction is known as Reimer - Tiemann reaction.