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How is Phenol converted to Salicylic Acid?


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The reaction by which Phenol can be converted to Salicylic acid:

  • When phenol reacts with carbon dioxide in presence of a base like NaOH, the reaction is known as Kolbe's reaction. The end product is Salicylic acid.
  • The below reaction explain the formation of Salicylic acid from phenol
  • The detailed mechanism of the above reaction is given below:

Therefore, the above reaction and detailed mechanism shows the conversion of phenol to salicylic acid.


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