4-Methoxyacetophenone is treated with mCPBA, and the product is heated with aqueous $NaOH$ and then acidified with $H X_{3} O X^{+}$ . The two organic compounds obtained are

A4-methoxybenzoic acid and methanol
B4-methoxyphenol and ethanoic acid
C4-methoxyphenol and ethanal
D4-methoxyphenylacetic acid and water

Answer: B

In the Baeyer-Villiger step the aryl group migrates in preference to methyl, giving 4-methoxyphenyl ethanoate,

CH X_{3} COO - C X_{6} H X_{4} - OCH X_{3}

. Alkaline hydrolysis cleaves the ester into the phenoxide and ethanoate, and acidification gives 4-methoxyphenol and ethanoic acid. The methyl ether is untouched.

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4-Methoxyacetophenone is treated with mCPBA, and the product is heated with aqueous NaOH and then acidified with HX3​OX+. The two organic compounds obtained are

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4-Methoxyacetophenone is treated with mCPBA, and the product is heated with aqueous $NaOH$ and then acidified with $H X_{3} O X^{+}$ . The two organic compounds obtained are