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Explain the oxidation of phenol in the presence of chromyl chloride.

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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The functional group which is formed when Phenol is made to react with Chloroform in the presence of dilute Sodium hydroxide

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Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicylaldehyde. The reaction is known as:
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Which one of the following is the most acidic compound?
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In the following reaction, the product(s) formed is/are:

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The acid which contains both -OH and -COOH groups is
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The increasing order of the pKa values of the following compounds is:
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The major products of the following reaction are:
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The major product(s) of the following reaction is/are:

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What is Z in the following sequence of reactions?
PhenolZn dustXCH3Cl/Anhydrous AlCl3YAlkaline KMnO4Z

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Which of the following compounds will not be soluble in sodium bicarbonate?
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Which one of the following substituents at para-position is most effective in stabilizing the phenoxide Question Image ion ?
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Arrange the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity :
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Phenol reacts with methyl chloroformate in the presence of NaOH to form product A. A reacts with Br2 to form product B. A and B are respectively
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Which of the following will not be soluble in sodium hydrogen carbonate?
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The organic compound that gives following qualitative analysis is:
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(a) Dil.HCl Insoluble
(b) NaOH solution Soluble
(c) Br2/water Decolourization
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p-cresol reacts with chloroform in an alkaline medium to give compound A, which adds hydrogen cyanide to form compound B. The latter on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. What is the structure of carboxylic acid?
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The p-cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound A, which adds hydrogen cyanide to form the compound B. The latter, on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. The structure of the carboxylic acid is
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The reactivity of compound Z with different halogens under appropriate conditions is given below:
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The observed pattern of electrophilic substitution can be explained by