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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

Sodium phenoxide + CO₂ (390 K, under pressure), then treatment with HCl (the Kolbe–Schmitt synthesis), gives the product

Answer: (B)

Solution

Kolbe–Schmitt carbonation of sodium phenoxide with CO₂ installs a carboxylate *ortho* to the oxide (via a cyclic

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