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Synthesis by Reduction of Nitriles

2-hydroxybenz...

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2-hydroxybenzoic acid on heating with soda lime forms:

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Benzene

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Phenol

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Benzyl alcohol

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Benzoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Phenol
Salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid) will give phenol with $C a O and N a O H$ .
When carboxylic acids are heated with sodalime, they undergo decarboxylation.

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