Phenol reacts with methyl chloroformate in the presence of NaOH to form product A .   A   reacts…

Phenol reacts with methyl chloroformate in the presence of NaOH to form product A. A reacts with Br2 to form product B. A and B are respectively

Solution


This step involves acid-base reaction at first followed by nucleophilic addition elimination.

This step is called bromination.

Asked in: JEE Main 2018 (08 Apr)

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