Q40 / 150 · MHT CET 2026 (15 April Shift 2) · Chemistry
Identify the name of reaction when phenol reacts with chloroform in aqueous NaOH.
- AKolbe's reaction
- Correct answerBReimer-Tiemann reaction
- CWilliamson synthesis
- DFriedel-Crafts acylation
Solution
When phenol is treated with chloroform ($CHCl_3$) in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide ($NaOH$), an aldehyde group ($-CHO$) is introduced at the ortho position of the benzene ring. This reaction results in the formation of salicylaldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) as the major product.
This electrophilic substitution reaction, which proceeds via a dichlorocarbene ($:CCl_2$) intermediate, is known as the Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
Answer: Reimer-Tiemann reaction
This electrophilic substitution reaction, which proceeds via a dichlorocarbene ($:CCl_2$) intermediate, is known as the Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
Answer: Reimer-Tiemann reaction
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.