Phenol [(ii) CO_2/140^ C] (i) NaOH A H^+/H_2O B Ac_2O C In the above reaction, the end product C is

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Phenol In the above reaction, the end product C is

Answer: (D)

Phenol gives sodium salicylate (A), then salicylic acid (B) (Kolbe reaction), and acetylation of the –OH of salicylic acid

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