Which among the following compounds will not give effervescence with sodium bicarbonate?
A
C6H5CO2H
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B
C6H5SO3H
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C
C6H5OH
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D
C6H3N3O7
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Solution
The correct option is CC6H5OH Phenol does not react with NaHCO3 or Na2HCO3. Although picric acid is a phenolic compound (2,4,6-trinitrophenol), due to the presence of 3 NO2 groups (EWG), it is highly acidic and reacts with NaHCO3 or Na2CO3.