MHT CET202521 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual
Identify ' Z ' in the following reaction.
Options
- AAr-O-R
Correct answer
2
Step-by-step solution
Phenols undergo acylation with acyl chlorides in the presence of pyridine to form esters . The hydroxyl oxygen attacks the carbonyl carbon of the acyl chloride in a nucleophilic acyl substitution. ArOH + RCOCl [ pyridine ] ArOCOR + HCl The product is an ester with the aryl group bonded through oxygen. Among the options, C corresponds to RCOOAr , which is equivalent to ArOCOR .