JEE Advanced2013ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
The compound that does NOT liberate CO 2 , on treatment with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, is
Options
- ABenzoic acid
- BBenzenesulphonic acid
- CSalicylic acid
- DCarbolic acid (Phenol)
Correct answer
D. Carbolic acid (Phenol)
Step-by-step solution
Except phenol, all other options are either carboxylic acids or sulphonic acids, which are comparatively strong. Phenol is a very weak acid K a ≈ 1 0 -1 0 and hence will not displace CO 2 from NaHCO 3