Phenol treated with chloroform in presence of sodium hydroxide, which further hydrolysed in presence of an acid results
A. Salicylic acid
B. Benzene-1,2-diol
C. Benzene-1, 3-diol
D. 2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
Solution
### Related Formula
textPhenol + textCHCl_3 + textNaOH xrightarrowtextH^+ text2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (Salicylaldehyde)$$\text{Phenol} + \text{CHCl}_3 + \text{NaOH} \xrightarrow{\text{H}^+} \text{2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (Salicylaldehyde)}$$
### Core Logic
This chemical sequences details the well-known Reimer-Tiemann reaction mechanism. The treatment of phenol with alkaline chloroform generates a dichlorocarbene intermediate (:textCCl_2$:\text{CCl}_2$), which acts as an electrophile and specifically attacks the ortho position of the phenoxide ring system.
Subsequent basic hydrolysis converts the functional intermediate to an aldehyde block, providing 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde as the major final product.
### Step 1: Visual Pathway Validation
The step-by-step schematic transforms structural blocks through standard intermediates:
Reimer-Tiemann Reaction solution diagram for Q68 - JEE Main 2024 Evening
### Pattern Recognition
Chloroform + Base + Phenol yields formylation at the ortho site, producing salicylaldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde).
### Evaluation Rubric / Model Answer
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### Chapter Mix
Class 12 Chemistry: Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
Q72jee_main_2024_29_january_eveningSelective Reduction and Aldol Condensation
Identify the reagents used for the following conversion
The diagram displays a complex organic multi-step conversion starting from an ester-aldehyde block to a bicyclic system.
A. A = textLiAlH_4$\text{LiAlH}_4$, B = textNaOH_text(aq)$\text{NaOH}_{\text{(aq)}}$, C = textNH_2 - textNH_2 / textKOH$\text{NH}_2 - \text{NH}_2 / \text{KOH}$, ethylene glycol
B. A = textLiAlH_4$\text{LiAlH}_4$, B = textNaOH_text(alc)$\text{NaOH}_{\text{(alc)}}$, C = textZn/HCl$\text{Zn/HCl}$
C. A = textDIBAL-H$\text{DIBAL-H}$, B = textNaOH_text(aq)$\text{NaOH}_{\text{(aq)}}$, C = textNH_2 - textNH_2 / textKOH$\text{NH}_2 - \text{NH}_2 / \text{KOH}$, ethylene glycol
D. A = textDIBAL-H$\text{DIBAL-H}$, B = textNaOH_text(alc)$\text{NaOH}_{\text{(alc)}}$, C = textZn/HCl$\text{Zn/HCl}$
Solution
### Related Formula
textEster xrightarrowtextDIBAL-H textAldehyde$$\text{Ester} \xrightarrow{\text{DIBAL-H}} \text{Aldehyde}$$
### Core Logic
Breaking down the multistep pathway:
* **Step A**: The ester group is selectively reduced to an aldehyde using textDIBAL-H$\text{DIBAL-H}$ at low temperature without affecting other domains.
* **Step B**: An intramolecular Aldol condensation occurs in the presence of base (textNaOH$\text{NaOH}$) to generate the bicyclic alpha,beta$\alpha,\beta$-unsaturated carbonyl framework.
* **Step C**: Clemmensen reduction (using amalgamated zinc and hydrochloric acid, textZn(Hg)/HCl$\text{Zn(Hg)/HCl}$) reduces the ketone group to a hydrocarbon block.
### Step 1: Verification
The step-by-step mechanism proceeds precisely as illustrated below:
The diagram displays a complex organic multi-step conversion starting from an ester-aldehyde block to a bicyclic system.
### Pattern Recognition
DIBAL-H stops cleanly at the aldehyde phase from an ester precursor, preparing the molecule perfectly for subsequent aldol ring closures.
### Evaluation Rubric / Model Answer
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### Chapter Mix
Class 12 Chemistry: Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
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