Question

Benzoylation of phenol in alkaline medium is known as

• A. Friedel-Craft reaction
• B. Wurtz-Fittig reaction
• C. Schotten-Baumann reaction
• D. Sabatier Senderen's reduction

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Schotten-Baumann reaction

Answer 2

The process of benzoylation of compounds containing active hydrogen such as phenol, aniline, alcohol etc, with benzoyl chloride in the presence of aqueous $NaOH$ is called Schotten-Baumann reaction.