An organic compound 'A' is treated with [itex]Sn/HCl[/itex] to get B. B is treated with (i)[itex]NaNO_2/HCl[/itex] and (ii) [itex]H_20][/itex] to phenol. Identify A and B.
I am unable to understand B can be treated with (i)[itex]NaNO_2/HCl[/itex] and (ii) [itex]H_20][/itex] to get phenol. My book mentions a reaction where [itex]NaNO_2/HCl[/itex] reacts with phenol to yield p-nitrosophenol in presence of nitric acid but I do not know how the current reaction can occur.