Choose the correct answer among the alternatives given: In the given reactions, X and Y are:
A
X = Bromobenzene , Y = Acetophenone
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B
X = 0- and p- Bromophenol , Y = Salicylaldehdye
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C
X = p- Bromophenol , Y = Salicylic acid
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D
X = 0- Bromophenol, Y = Benozoic acid
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Solution
The correct option is B X = 0- and p- Bromophenol , Y = Salicylaldehdye Bromination of phenol in organic solvent is electrophilic substitution of Br at ortho and para-position of phenol resulting in o-bromophenol and p-bromophenol=X
Phenol in the presence of base and chloroform gives salicyaldihyde. It is called Reimer-Tiemann reaction.