MHT CET Chemistry question

Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicylaldehyde. The reaction is known as [MHTCET 2019]

Answer: (B)

Solution

Formylation of phenol with /NaOH to give ortho-hydroxybenzaldehyde is the Reimer–Tiemann reaction; Kolbe's reaction uses ,

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