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Compound A, $C_8H_{10}O$ , is found to react with $NaOI$ (produced by reacting $Y$ with $NaOH$ ) and yields a yellow precipitate with characteristic smell. A and Y are respectively

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Option (1) is secondary alcohol which on oxidation gives phenylmethyl ketone (Acetophenone). This on reaction with $I_2$ and $NaOH$ form iodoform and sodium benzoate. $2NaOH + I_2 \rightarrow NaOI + NaI + H_2O$ . The reaction proceeds via the haloform reaction.

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