What happens when phenol react with chromic acid?
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Phenol is oxidized to 1,4-benzoquinone with chromic acid in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. The mechanism is as follows: In the first step, Deprotonation of phenol leads to phenoxide ion which is transformed into a phenoxy radical by a one-electron oxidation.
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Phenol is oxidized to 1,4-benzoquinone with chromic acid in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. The mechanism is as follows: In the first step, Deprotonation of phenol leads to phenoxide ion which is transformed into a phenoxy radical by a one-electron oxidation.
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