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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

When phenol is reacted with chloroform and NaOH (Reimer–Tiemann conditions), salicylaldehyde is obtained. If phthalic anhydride (with conc. H₂SO₄) is used in place of chloroform, the product obtained is

Answer: (B)

Solution

Condensation of phenol with phthalic anhydride under acid catalysis is an entirely different (Friedel–Crafts-type) reaction from

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