Phenol on heating with $\mathrm{CHCl}_3$ and $\mathrm{NaOH}$ gives salicylaldehyde. The reaction is called:

Phenol on heating with $\mathrm{CHCl}_3$ and $\mathrm{NaOH}$ gives salicylaldehyde. The reaction is called:
  1. Reimer - Tiemann reaction
  2. Claisen reaction
  3. Cannizzaro's reaction
  4. Hell - Volhard - Zelinsky reaction

Asked in: JEE Main 2013 (25 Apr Online)

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