JEE Main Chemistry question
When phenol is distilled with zinc dust, it gives
Answer: (A)
Solution
Zinc-dust distillation reductively removes the phenolic oxygen (deoxygenation), converting phenol directly into benzene.
When phenol is distilled with zinc dust, it gives
Zinc-dust distillation reductively removes the phenolic oxygen (deoxygenation), converting phenol directly into benzene.