99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainChemistryAlcohols Phenols and Ethers
A compound ' A ' C 7 H 8 O is insoluble in NaHCO 3 solution but dissolve in NaOH and give a characteristic colour with neutral FeCl 3 solution. When treated with Bromine water compound ' A ' forms the compound B with the formula C 7 H 5 OBr 3 . ' A ' is
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
The compound A is insoluble in sodium bicarbonate solution means, the functional group present in the given compound is alcohol or phenol. Phenols give the violet colour with neutral ferric chloride. Based on these test, the compound can be identified as cresol. The cresol which gives, tribromo product is meta cresol.