MHT CET Chemistry question

Phenol and formaldehyde react in bakelite preparation with the intermediate formation of

(A)Benzyl alcohol
(B)m-hydroxybenzyl alcohol
(C)O - and p - hydroxybenzyl alcoholCorrect
(D)Urea-formaldehyde addition polymer

Answer: (C)

Solution

Phenol undergoes electrophilic substitution with methanal at the o- and p-positions to give o- and p-hydroxybenzyl alcohols, which condense further to

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