Question

The unstable intermediate dichlorocarbene ${[:CCl_2]}$ is formed during

• A. Kolbe's reaction
• B. Friedel Craft's reaction
• C. Williamson synthesis
• D. Reimer-Tiemann reaction

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Reimer-Tiemann reaction

Answer 2

Reimer-Tiemann reaction is an electrophilic substitution reaction and occurs through the following steps :