A researcher wants to synthesize benzyl phenyl ether from benzyl chloride and phenol. Which reagent is needed to introduce the phenyl group?
Q1. A researcher wants to synthesize benzyl phenyl ether from benzyl chloride and phenol. Which reagent is needed to introduce the phenyl group?
Answer: Friedel-Crafts arylation
Explanation: Friedel-Crafts arylation fails due to the inability of aryl groups to be directly introduced via nucleophilic attack.