In the presence of $NaOH$,phenol reacts with $CHCl_3$ to form $o$-hydroxybenzaldehyde. This reaction is called:

  • A
    Reimer-Tiemann reaction
  • B
    Sandmeyer's reaction
  • C
    Hoffmann's degradation reaction
  • D
    Gattermann's aldehyde synthesis

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Which of the following compounds has the least $pK_a$ value?

$I$. $1,2$-dihydroxybenzene
$II$. $1,3$-dihydroxybenzene
$III$. $1,4$-dihydroxybenzene
$IV$. Hydroxybenzene
The increasing order of boiling points of the above-mentioned compounds is:

Which of the following substances does not contain a $-COOH$ group?

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