JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers JEE Main

C₆H₅Cl, on treatment with NaOH at 300 °C under pressure, gives phenol in generally poor yield, owing to the competing formation of

(A)C₆H₅Na
(B)C₆H₅OCH₃
(C)C₆H₅OC₆H₅ (diphenyl ether)Correct
(D)None of the above

Answer: (C)

Solution

Once some phenoxide ion is formed, it can itself act as a nucleophile and attack a further molecule

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Question ID VK-140142