JEE Previous Year Question

Consider the given chemical reaction sequence

Total sum of oxygen atoms in Product A and Product B are______

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Answer: 14. Full step-by-step solution below.

Correct answer: 14

Solution

(14) Picric acid is prepared by treating phenol first with concentrated sulphuric acid which converts it to phenol2,4-disulphonic acid and then with concentrated nitric acid to get 2, 4, 6 trinitrophenol.

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