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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

An organic compound '' with molecular formula is insoluble in aqueous but dissolves in NaOH. When treated with bromine water, '' rapidly gives '' . The compounds '' and '' respectively, are **[Kerala CEE 2008]**

Answer: (C)

Solution

() is insoluble in (not acidic enough to be a carboxylic acid) but soluble in NaOH (so it is a phenol, not an ether or alcohol), identifying it as -cresol. Since the ring carbon count

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