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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

Phenol + CHCl₃ + NaOH → o-hydroxybenzaldehyde (sodium salt shown). The electrophile involved in this reaction is

Answer: (B)

Solution

This is the Reimer–Tiemann reaction, whose attacking electrophile is

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