Answer to Question #186287 in Organic Chemistry for Farah Hussien

Question

how to obtain benzene from phenol

Answer 1

To make Benzene from Phenol;

Phenol reacts with Zinc dust at a higher temperature, the phenol, is converted to a phenoxide ion and a proton, which accepts an electron from Zn forming an H radical. Which results in the formation of ZnO and the phenoxide ion that was formed, converts itself into Benzene.