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Phenol is heated with and aqueous at about 340 K, and the product is acidified with . The main product is

  1. A2-hydroxybenzoic acid
  2. B2-hydroxybenzaldehyde
  3. Cbenzaldehyde
  4. D4-hydroxybenzaldehyde

Answer: B

This is the Reimer-Tiemann reaction: dichlorocarbene from / attacks the phenoxide mainly at the ortho position. Hydrolysis of the group gives , so the main product is salicylaldehyde, 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde.
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