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Q.18   Explain the following with an example.
                (ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

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On treating phenol with chloroform in the presence of sodium hydroxide, a –CHO group is introduced at the ortho position of the benzene ring. This reaction is known as Reimer - Tiemann reaction

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