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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

Nitration of salicylic acid will give:

Answer: (A)

Solution

Under vigorous nitration conditions, the carboxyl group of salicylic acid is lost as CO₂ (ipso-decarboxylation facilitated by the strongly activating

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