QuestionOrganic chemistry / phenols
Which one of the following products is formed by the oxidation of phenol with chromic acid?

- (a) Cyclohexa-2,5-dienone (one C=O, ring CH₂ at para position)
- (b) p-Benzoquinone (cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione)
- (c) Benzoic acid
- (d) Diphenyl peroxide (Ph–O–O–Ph)
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