so what should i put for my equation? By the way i tought phemols only reacted with Naoh
That’s the equation thats asked, right? Reaction of 2,3dimethyl aniline with HCl. It will make a salt(solid) that is water soluble. And since phenols are not so soluble in aqueous medium they will stay back when a work-up is performed
just try and understand whats the idea behind the questions- aniline being insoluble and the salt being soluble. So just knowing that is good enough i think, even if you write [Base] instead of a specific one, still works afaik