Phenol Zn−−−−−−→distillationA conc.HNO3−−−−−−−−−−−−→conc.H2SO4at60°CB Zn−−−−→NaOH C
In the above reactions, the compounds (A), (B) and (C) respectively are :
A
benzene, nitrobenzene and hydrazobenzene
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B
benzene, nitrobenzene and aniline
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C
benzene, dinitrobenzene and m-nitroaniline
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D
toulene, m-nitrobenzene and m-toulidine
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Solution
The correct option is A benzene, nitrobenzene and hydrazobenzene Phenol on heating with zinc dust produces benzene. Benzene on treatment with nitrating mixture (conc.HNO3andH2SO4) produces nitrobenzene. Nitrobenzene is partially reduced to hydrazobenzene using Zn−NaOH. The reactions are as follows: PhOHZn−distillation−−−−−−−−−→PhH PhHconc.H2SO4at60o−−−−−−−−−−−→conc.HNO3Ph−NO2 Ph−NO2Zn−NaOH−−−−−−−→Ph−NH−NH−Ph