Regarding the reaction of phenol with chloroform in presence of aqueous alkali the incorrect statement is

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Major product is 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde

The electrophile involved is dichloro carbene $(\overset{∙ ∙}{C} {Cl}_{2})$

Intermediate is:

The reaction is called Reimer-tiemann reaction.

answer is A.

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${CHCl}_{3} + {OH}^{-} \overset{}{\to} {CCl}_{3}^{-} + H_{2} O$

$CC l_{3}^{-} \overset{}{\to} \underset{(Dichloro carbene)}{\overset{∙ ∙}{C} {Cl}_{2}} + Cl$

The given reaction is Reimer–Tiemann reaction.

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