Phenol can be treated with sodium hydroxide and then reacted with methyl bromide to form anisole. This method involves a two-step reaction process: (1) Formation of phenoxide ion. When phenol is treated with sodium hydroxide, it forms phenoxide ion: (2) The formed phenoxide ion reacts with...
Phenol can be treated with sodium hydroxide and then reacted with methyl bromide to form anisole. This method involves a two-step reaction process: (1) Formation of phenoxide ion. When phenol is treated with sodium hydroxide, it forms phenoxide ion: (2) The formed phenoxide ion reacts with...