How will you obtain anisole from phenol.

When phenol reacts with a base NaOH , it forms phenoxide ion. Which on reacting with methyl bromide it converted to anisole.

How will you obtain ethyl chloride from diethyl ether.

When diethyl ether reacts with PCl 5 , it gives ethyl chloride and POCl 3 . Phosphorus pentachloride brings about the cleavage of carbon-oxygen bond of diethyl ether leading to the formation of ethyl chloride. C 2 H 5 − O − C 2 H 5 + PCl 5 ⟶ 2 C 2 H 5 Cl + POCl 3

How will you obtain Picric acid from phenol.

Picric acid is 2 , 4 , 6 -trinitrophenol. It is an acidic phenol and an explosive compound also. Phenols react with nitrating mixture Conc . H 2 SO 4 and Conc . HNO 3 and gives picric acid.

Identify the compounds A and B in the given reactions: C 6 H 5 OH → Zn dust A → anhyd . AlCl 3 CH 3 COCl B .

Phenol undergoes a reduction reaction when heated with Zinc dust and forms benzene. It is one of the vital methods to prepare benzene. C 6 H 5 OH → Zn dust C 6 H 6 . The benzene reacts with acetyl chloride in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride to form acetophenone. The reaction is a Friedel-craft reaction in which an acyl group is attached to the aromatic ring. In the Friedel-craft acylation reaction, ketone is formed as the main product. C 6 H 6 → anhyd . AlCl 3 CH 3 COCl C 6 H 5 - CO - CH 3 + HCl .