JEE Main Chemistry question

[IIT 1995] The organic product formed in the reaction C₆H₅COOCH₃ —(i) LiAlH₄ (ii) H₂O→ is

Answer: (A)

Solution

LiAlH₄ reduces esters completely to a pair of alcohols: the acyl portion is reduced to the

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