BITSAT 2012
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
BITSAT 2012 · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
The following reaction is known as
The following reaction is known as 

Options
- AFriedel-Craft's reaction
- BKolbe reaction
- CReimer-Tiemann reaction
- DWitting reaction
Correct answer
B. Kolbe reaction
Step-by-step solution
At temperature and 1.5 atm pressure, sodium phenoxide reacts with to yield sodium salicylate which on further hydrolysis give to salicylic acid. This reaction is known as Kolbe's reaction.