Phenol on treatment with diethyl sulphate in presence of `NaOH` gives

Options

A. phenetole
B. anisole
C. diphenyl ether
D. diethyl ether

Answer

A

Explanation

Diethyl sulphate in the presence of NaOH acts as alkylating agent, it causes alkylation of phenol to give ethyl phenyl ether which is also called phenetone.
`C_(6)H_(5)OH+NaOH rarr C_(6)H_(5)O^(-)Na^(+)+H_(2)O`
`C_(6)H_(5)O^(-)Na^(+)+underset("Diethyl sulphate")((C_(2)H_(5))SO_(4))rarr underset("Phenetole")(C_(6)H_(5)OC_(2)H_(5))+C_(2)H_(5)NaSO_(4)`