Question:

Which named reaction contains dichlorocarbene intermediate?

Updated On: Mar 24, 2025
  • Aldol condensation
  • Cannizaro
  • Kolbe’s reaction
  • Riemen-Tiemann reaction
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

When phenol is refluxed with the chloroform in the presence of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide at340K340Kfollowed by the hydrolysis, the aldehydic group(-CH=O)(-CH=O)gets introduced in the ring at the ortho position to the phenolic group. 

Reimer Tiemann reaction which converts phenol to ortho-hydroxybenzaldehyde involves the formation of dichlorocarbene which acts as an electrophile and attacks on the ortho position of phenol.

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Concepts Used:

Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

Alcohol is formed when a saturated carbon atom bonds to a hydroxyl (-OH) group. It is an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl functional group attached to a carbon atom.

Phenol is formed when the -OH group replaces the hydrogen atom in benzene. It is an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group directly attaches to an aromatic hydrocarbon.

Ether is formed when oxygen atom bonds to two alkyl or aryl groups. It is an organic compound that has an oxygen atom that is connected to two aryl and alkyl groups.

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