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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersMHT CET

When phenol reacts with chloroform and an alkali like NaOH, the compound formed is salicylaldehyde. If we use pyrene in place of chloroform, the product obtained is [MHTCET 2001]

Answer: (A)

Solution

In the Reimer–Tiemann-type reaction, replacing chloroform by carbon tetrachloride (a trihalo carbon with no H)

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