Q. Sodium phenoxide reacts with $CO_{2}$ at 400 K and 4.7 atm pressure to give
A) Catechol
B) Salicylaldehyde
C) Sodium salicylate
D) Benzoic acid
Explanation
(c)
Sodium phenoxide reacts with $CO_{2}$ at 400 K and $4 - 7$ atm pressure to give sodium salicylate. This is called Kolbe’s reaction
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