Q. Benzoylation of phenol in alkaline medium is known is known as
A) Friedel-Crafts reaction
B) Wurtz-Fittig reaction
C) Schotten-Baumann reaction
D)
Explanation
(d)
The process of benzoylation of compounds containing active hydrogen such as phenol, aniline, alcohol etc, with benzoyl chloride in the presence of aqueous NaOH is called Schotten-Baumann reaction.
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