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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Reaction of phenol with chloroform/sodium hydroxide to give o-hydroxybenzaldehyde (Reimer–Tiemann reaction) involves the formation of

Answer: (A)

Solution

Base-induced α-elimination of HCl from chloroform (CHCl₃) generates the reactive intermediate dichlorocarbene

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