JEE Main Chemistry question

Benzoylation of phenol in alkaline medium is known as **[WB-JEE 2008]**

(A)Friedel-Crafts reaction
(B)Wurtz-Fittig reaction
(C)Schotten-Baumann reactionCorrect
(D)None of these

Answer: (C)

Solution

Acylation (here, benzoylation with benzoyl chloride) of compounds bearing active hydrogen, such as phenol, aniline, or alcohols, carried out in the presence of aqueous alkali, is specifically called the

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