Aromatic Elimination Addition

Chlorobenzene will react with hydroxide to give phenol. But will the reaction on Chlorobenzene also work with methoxide, to give anisole? 




Yes, It will.
It's a Nucleophilic Substitution reaction,


Chlorobenzene + Sodium Methoxide --> (Under extreme conditions ) Anisole 


Extreme conditions because Aryl halides don't go Nucleophilic Substitution easily.


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