COMEDK2014ChemistryAlcohols Phenols and Ethers
The unstable intermediate dichlorocarbene [: CCl ₂ ] is formed during
Options
- AKolbe's reaction
- BFriedel-Crafts reaction
- CWilliamson synthesis
- DReimer-Tiemann reaction
Correct answer
D. Reimer-Tiemann reaction
Step-by-step solution
The unstable intermediate [: CCl ₂ ] is formed in Reimer-Tiemann reaction which is an electrophilic substitution reaction and occurs through the following steps. (i) Generation of electrophile (ii) Electrophilic substitution