JEE Main Chemistry question

Phenol can be converted into salicylic acid by

(A)Étard's reaction
(B)Kolbe's (Kolbe–Schmitt) reactionCorrect
(C)The Reimer–Tiemann reaction (gives salicylaldehyde, an aldehyde, not the acid)
(D)Both (B) and (C)

Answer: (B)

Solution

In the Kolbe–Schmitt reaction, sodium phenoxide is carboxylated with CO₂ under heat and pressure, and acidification of the resulting sodium salicylate

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Question ID VK-140378