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Phenol on reaction with **Zn dust** gives:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Phenol on reaction with **Zn dust** gives:

  1. Benzene (deoxygenation — Zn reduces -OH to -H)
  2. Cyclohexanol
  3. Benzaldehyde
  4. Anisole
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Correct answer: A. Benzene (deoxygenation — Zn reduces -OH to -H)

Phenol + Zn (heat, distillation) → benzene + ZnO. Zn dust strips the OH off phenol — useful in structure elucidation of aromatic compounds. (Strong reductive deoxygenation.)

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