Identify the product in the following reaction: $Phenol \xrightarrow{CrO_3} \text{Product}$

What will be the product $(A)$ in the following reaction?
$p$-cresol $\xrightarrow[(ii) H^+]{(i) CHCl_3/KOH} (A)$

$Acetophenone$ $\xrightarrow{{HCO_3H}} A$ $\xrightarrow{{H_3O^{+}}} B + C$ $\mathop {\xrightarrow{{Phthalic \, Anhydride}}}\limits_{{H^{+}}} $ Indicator $(D)$
$C$ and $D$ are

Phenol $\xrightarrow{Zn \, \text{dust}} X$ $\xrightarrow[Anhyd. \, AlCl_3]{CH_3Cl} Y$ $\xrightarrow{\text{Alkaline } KMnO_4} Z$. In the above reaction,what is $Z$?

The major product $(B)$ of this reaction is:

Provide the alkylation and acylation reactions of anisole.