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Question
The electrophile involved in Reimer-Tiemann reaction of phenol with CHCl3 in presence of NaOH:
Options
:CCl2
\[\ce{\overset{Θ}{C}Cl3}\]
\[\ce{\overset{⊕}{C}HO}\]
\[\ce{\overset{⊕}{C}HCl2}\]
MCQ
Solution
:CCl2
Explanation:
\[\ce{CHCl3 ->[OH^Θ] CCl3 -> :CCl2 + Cl^-}\]
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