Which of the following is formed when phenol reacts with acetyl chloride?
Correct answer: C. Esters
- A. Alcohol
- B. Carboxylic acids
- C. Esters
- D. Amines
Explanation
Acetyl chloride, CH3COCl , which is a derivative of carboxylic acid but more reactive, will react with phenol in the presence of NaOH to undergo condensation reaction forming ester (phenyl acetate) and HCl gas. Phenol cannot form carboxylic acid.
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Phenols contain a hydroxyl group directly bonded to an aromatic ring, making them more acidic than alcohols because the phenoxide ion is resonance-stabilised. Reactions include ionisation with bases, electrophilic substitution, bromination, nitration and oxidation, with attention to the difference between phenols and aliphatic alcohols.
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