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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

[Roorkee 1990] When phenol is heated with NH₃ in the presence of anhydrous ZnCl₂ (at high temperature), it changes to

Answer: (A)

Solution

Under ZnCl₂-catalysed high-temperature ammonolysis, the phenolic –OH is replaced by –NH₂, converting phenol to aniline.

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