Give a chemical test to distinguish between:
phenol and benzyl alcohol
Butan-2-ol and 2- methyl propane-2-ol

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$1.$ Chemical test to distinguish between phenol and benzyl alcohol is shown in IMAGE $01$ .
$2.$ Chemical test to distinguish between $B u t a n - 2 - o l$ and $2 - m e t h y l$ $p r o p a n e - 2 - o l$ is shown in IMAGE $02$ .

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(iv) Methyl magnesium bromide → 2-Methylpropan-2-ol.

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