MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryCarboxylic Acids and DerivativesPreparation of Carboxylic Acid

The major product obtained on interaction of phenol with sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide is

A.benzoic acid

B.salicyladehyde

C.salicylic acid✓ Correct

D.phthalic acid

Explanation

The reagents given in the reaction is of Kolbe’s Schmitt reaction. It is an electrophilic substitution reaction which leads to the formation of salicylic acid. The major product obtained is salicylic acid and the reaction is shown in the figure- Thus the correct option is (c) salicylic acid Carboxylic Acid and Its Derivatives 7 Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acid

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