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Phenol treated with chloroform in presence of sodium hydroxide, which further hydrolysed in presence of an acid results
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2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
Chloroform in the presence of an alkali undergoes formylation of phenol at the ortho-position. This is also called as the Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
Hence, the answer is option D.
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