A solution contains 1g mol. Each of p-toluene diazonium chloride and p-nitrophenyl diazonium cholride. To this 1g mol.of alkaline solution of phenol is added. Predict the major product. Explain your answer.

Explanation

To solve the problem of predicting the major product formed when 1 g mol of p-toluene diazonium chloride and 1 g mol of p-nitrophenyl diazonium chloride are reacted with an alkaline solution of phenol, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Identify the Reactants
We have two diazonium salts:
1. **p-Toluene diazonium chloride** (C₆H₄(CH₃)N₂⁺Cl⁻)
2. **p-Nitrophenyl diazonium chloride** (C₆H₄(NO₂)N₂⁺Cl⁻)

And we are adding an alkaline solution of phenol (C₆H₅OH), which will exist primarily as phenoxide ion (C₆H₅O⁻) in alkaline conditions.
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