Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 73

Question: Phenol on heating with $ CHCl_3 $ and $ NaOH $ gives salicylaldehyde. The reaction is called:

Options:

A) Reimer - Tiemann reaction

B) Claisen reaction

C) Cannizzaro’s reaction

D) Hell - Volhard - Zeiinsky reaction

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a]