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Benzoylation of phenol in alkaline medium is known as

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Friedel Craft REACTION
Wurtz-Fittig reaction
Schotten-Baumann reaction
Sabatier-Senderen reaction

Solution :Alcohols , primary and secondary amines containing ACTIVE HYDROGEN can be benzoylated or acetylated in presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide as ACID scavengers in a reaction known as Schotten Baumann reaction. The PURPOSE of acid scavenger is to remove the acid formed as by product in this reaction.


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