What will be the product of the given reaction: Ph−OH+C2H5IC2H5ONa−−−−−−−−−−→anhyd.C2H5OH (correct answer +2, wrong answer -0.5)
A
Ph−O−Et
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B
Et−O−Et
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C
Ph−O−Ph
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D
Ph−I
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Solution
The correct option is BEt−O−Et
Phenoxide ion is weak nucleophile due to resonance effect shown by phenyl ring.