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Assertion : Treatment of phenol with nitrous acid yields p-benzoquinone monoxime.

Reason :  p-nitrosophenol and p-benzoquirone monoxime are tautomers.

Question diagram: Assertion : Treatment of phenol with nitrous acid yields p-b

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Nitrous acid gives ion which attacks phenol at less hindered p-position leading to formation of p-nitrosophenol.

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p-nitrosophenol p-benzoquinone monoxime

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