Given below are two statements : Statement I : Phenol on treatment with CHCl3/aq. KOH under refluxin — JEE Mains Chemistry Past Papers Chemistry Question

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : Phenol on treatment with CHCl3/aq. KOH under refluxing condition, followed by acidification produces p-hydroxy benzladehyde as the major product and o-hydroxy benzaldehyde as the minor product. Statement II : The mixture of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and o-hydroxybenzaldehyde can be easily separated through steam distillation. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below : (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are false (B) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (C) Both Statement I and Statement II are true (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true