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The intermediate form in the preparation of phenol by sodium benzene sulphonate is:

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sodium propoxide
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sodium phenoxide
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sodium ethoxide
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is B sodium phenoxide
The intermediate form in the preparation of phenol by sodium benzene sulphonate is sodium phenoxide. When sodium benzene sulphonate is heated to 350 deg C in presence of NaOH, sodium phenoxide is obtained.
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