Reaction of phenol with chloroform in the presence of dilute sodium
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When phenol treated with chloroform in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide(base) at 340 K temperature followed by hydrolysis yields 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde also called as salicylaldehyde and reaction called as Reimer-Tiemann reaction. The reaction is shown below.
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