JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

Intramolecular rearrangement of phenyl esters to *o*- and *p*-hydroxy derivatives, in the presence of AlCl₃, is known as

Answer: (B)

Solution

The Fries rearrangement converts an aryl ester into the corresponding *ortho*-

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