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KCET2009ChemistryCarboxylic Acid Derivatives

The reaction involved in the oil of winter green test is salicylic acid Conc. H ₂ SO ₄ product. The product is treated with Na ₂ CO ₃ solution. The missing reagent in the above reaction is

Options

  1. Aphenol
  2. BNaOH
  3. Cethanol
  4. Dmethanol

Correct answer

D. methanol

Step-by-step solution

Methanol reacts with salicylic acid in the presence of a few drops of conc H ₂ SO ₄ to give methyl salicylate having the smell of oil of winter green.

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