Question

How acetophenone can be converted to phenol by reaction?

a) m-CPBA followed by base catalysed hydrolysis
b) conc. HNO3
c) iodine and NaOH
d) Singlet oxygen followed by base catalysed hydrolysis product​

Answer 1

m-CPBA followed by base catalysed hydrolysis

Step-by-step explanation:

The scheme of this reaction is shown in the image attached.

We can see here that the acetophenone reacts with metachloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA) as shown in the image to yield phenyl acetate.

Phenyl acetate is now hydrolysed by a base as shown to yield the acetate ion and phenol.