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(a) Account for the following : (i) o-...

(a) Account for the following :
(i) o-nitrophenol is more steam volatile than p-nitrophenol.
(ii) t-butyl chloride on heating with sodium methoxide gives 2-methylpropene instead of t-butymethylether.
(b) Write the reaction involved in the following:
i) Reimer-Tiemann reaction
(ii) Friedal-Crafts Alkylation of Phenol
(c) Give simple chemical test to distinguish between Ethanol and Phenol.

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