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Phenol is treated with chloroform and aqueous at and the mixture is then acidified (Reimer-Tiemann reaction). The major product is

  1. Abenzaldehyde
  2. B4-hydroxybenzoic acid
  3. C2-hydroxybenzoic acid
  4. D2-hydroxybenzaldehyde

Answer: D

Dichlorocarbene generated from and base attacks the phenoxide ring mainly at the ortho position, giving which hydrolyses to . The major product is 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (salicylaldehyde). The acids need (Kolbe) and the phenolic OH is retained.
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