Engineering
Chemistry
Polymers
Question

Preparation of Bakelite proceeds via reactions :

Electrophilic substitution and dehydration

Electrophilic addition and dehydration

Nucleophilic addition and dehydration

Condensation and elimination

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Solution
Formation of Bakelite follows electrophilic substitution Reaction of Phenol with formaldehyde followed by condensation.
Hence, option A is correct.
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