Question

Complete the given chemical reaction.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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◆ Answer -

C6H5-OH + Zn --> C6H6 + ZnO

● Explanation -

When phenol is heated with zinc dust, it gets reduced to benzene. Zinc oxide is formed as byproduct in this reaction.

C6H5-OH + Zn + ∆ --> C6H6 + ZnO

The reaction takes place by formation of phenoxide ion as an intermediate.

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