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The major product obtained on interaction of phenol with sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide is

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Salicylaldehyde 
b
Salicylic acid 
c
Phthalic acid
d
Benzoic acid

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Correct option is B

Kolbe's Schmidt reaction, an electrophilic substitution reaction that produces salicylic acid when phenol reacts with sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide, is illustrated in the reaction.
Salicylic acid is the main byproduct of the reaction between phenol, sodium hydroxide, and carbon dioxide.

The chemical reaction is as follows:

Which of the following reagents may be used to distinguish between phenol  and benzoic acid ? from Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Hence, the correct option  (B). Salicylic acid.

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