Phenol to anisole

Hint: An attempt to this question can be made by determining the action of the reagents mentioned in the options. Draw the expanded structure of the starting compound and the final product i.e. phenol and anisole. Now determine the reagent that can possibly give the desired product. Based on this you can answer the question. Complete step by step answer: We will draw the expanded structure of the starting compound and the final product i.e. phenol and anisole as suggested in the hint. $\,\,\,Phenol\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,Anisole$ We will determine the reaction of phenol with the reagents mentioned in the options. (A) $CI$ also converts phenol into anisole. From the above statements we can conclude that all the three reagents convert phenol into anisole. Therefore, the correct answer is option (D) i.e. all of these. Note: It is important to know that along with dimethyl sulfate we use sodium hydroxide to enhance the rate of the reaction.

• First convert phenol to benzene by treating it with zinc dust and applying a little heat. • And then proceed by treating benzene with nitric acid and dil sulphuric acid (the process is termed as nitration) to get nitrobenzene and finally treat this with an active metal and an acid. • We get Aniline