JEE Main | 2018Alcohol, Phenol and EtherHard
Question
Phenol reacts with methyl chloroformate in the presence of NaOH to form product A. A reacts with Br2 to form product B. A and B are respectively :
Options
A.

B.

C.

D.

Solution

Methylchloroformate
This step involves acid base reaction at first
followed by SNAE reactions.

This step is called bromination.
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