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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Sodium phenoxide reacts with CO2 at 125°C under 5 atm pressure to give salicylic acid. This reaction is called
Options
A Kolbe's reaction
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B Perkin reaction
C Wurtz reaction
D HVZ reaction
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Kolbe's reaction (or Kolbe-Schmitt reaction) is the carboxylation of sodium phenoxide with CO2 at high temperature and pressure to give salicylic acid.

Hint

Which reaction converts phenol to salicylic acid?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1738 of 1999
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