how is anisole obtained from phenol ?
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Deprotonate the phenol using a strong base (anything with pka >10 will do it -my go-to choice is NaOH). You now have phenoxide, or PhO-. This is a good nucleophile, and you can use it to do an Sn2 on CH3X. This will add CH3 to the phenoxide and make PhOCH3 (anisole) while kicking out X-.
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