Write the name of substrate and reagents of Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
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The Reimer Tiemann reaction is an organic chemical reaction where phenol is converted into an ortho hydroxy benzaldehyde using chloroform, a base, and acid workup. ... This name reaction can also be described as the chemical reaction used for the ortho-formylation of phenols.
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When phenols i.e. C6H5OH is treated with CHCl3 (chloroform) in the presence of NaOH (sodium hydroxide), an aldehyde group (-CHO) is introduced at the ortho position of benzene ring leading to the formation of o-hydroxybenzaldehyde. The reaction is popularly known as Reimer Tiemann reaction.
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