MHT CET 2022 Chemistry question

What is the intermediate compound formed when chlorobenzene is treated with fused NaOH under pressure?

(A)Benzene
(B)Benzene diazonium chloride
(C)Sodium phenoxideCorrect
(D)Phenoxide ion

Answer: (C)

Solution

In the Dow process, chlorobenzene is heated with aqueous/fused NaOH at about 623 K and 300 atm: . The compound formed is sodium phenoxide, which on acidification gives

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